In re Vodenos

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION DENYING MOTION FOR ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: CONTEMPT

On December 1, 2010 Arna Vodenos filed this Chapter 11 bankruptcy case and on January 14, 2014 she confirmed her Plan of Reorganization. Youval Ziv was *788 not listed on the creditor matrix or given notice of the actual filing of the bankruptcy, although he was aware that Vodenos intended to file so as to strip two junior liens from a piece of real property in which he resided and in which he claimed a contractual interest. On March 28, 2014 Vodenos filed a state court eviction action against Ziv, which eventually resulted in a judgment in favor of Vodenos for restitution and money. Ziv vacated the premises in January 2015. (LASO 14R0B293).

While the eviction action was pending, on October 3, 2014 Ziv filed a complaint against Jason Vogel, Vodenos’ husband. [This complaint against Vogel for defamation and interference with contract (LASC BC566592) is not directly a part of this contempt motion.] Two months later, Ziv filed a complaint against Vodenos asserting causes of action for breach of oral joint venture agreement, breach of fiduciary duty, promissory fraud, specific performance,…