Slaieh

Before the Court is Appellants Nabeel Naiem Slaieh and Joanne Fraleigh's ("Appellants") appeal from the bankruptcy court's June 28, 2017 order granting with prejudice Defendant Larry D. Simons's Motion to Dismiss. (Dkt. No. 9; see also Defendant's Excerpts of Record ("DER") Ex. 177.) Having reviewed the parties' briefing and the record before the bankruptcy court, the June 28, 2017 order is AFFIRMED .

I. BACKGROUND

Appellant, the debtor in the underlying bankruptcy proceeding, filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Code on December 18, 2013. (DER Ex. 22.) That same day, the bankruptcy court appointed Larry D. Simons as Chapter 7 trustee ("Trustee") of Appellant's Estate. Among the assets in Appellant's bankruptcy Estate was his principal residence located at 40834 Baccarat Road, Temecula, California (the "Property"). (DER Ex. 22 at 35.)

Pursuant to his statutory duties to liquidate assets of the Estate, the Trustee marketed the Property for sale. See 11 U.S.C. § 704 (a)(1). A buyer was found, and on April 6, 2016, the Trustee filed a Sale Motion with the bankruptcy court, seeking authority to sell the property for $635,000. (DER…