In Re Bassin

637 F.2d 668 In re Alfred BASSIN; Fred Bassin; Al Bassin; Mr. A. Bassin; Freddie Bassin; and Gena Bassin; Individually and dba Gemesis Universal, Bankrupts. Alfred BASSIN and Gena Bassin, Bankrupts/Appellants, v. Robert H. STOPHER, Trustee/Appellee. No. 78-2849. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 17, 1980. Decided Oct. 31, 1980. Jeffrey M. Howard, Huntington Beach, Cal., for appellants. Robert H. Stopher, Santa Ana, Cal., for appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before SKOPIL and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and EAST, * District Judge. NELSON, Circuit Judge. 1 California bankrupt Alfred Bassin appeals from a bankruptcy court order, affirmed by the district court, which upheld the Trustee determination that Bassin was entitled to a homestead exemption under California Civil Code § 1260, 1976 Cal.Stats., ch. 132, § 1 (current version at Cal.Civ.Code § 1260 (West Supp. 1979)), of $20,000. Bassin argues that his exemption should instead be the $30,000 amount in effect under that statute at the time he filed his petition in bankruptcy. We affirm the district court order. FACTUAL…