Vokshori Law Group, APLC v. Henriquez (In re Henriquez)

*902 MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

This adversary proceeding came on for trial on October 4, 2016 to determine whether a debt allegedly owed to plaintiff Vokshori Law Group, A Professional Law Corporation (“Plaintiff’) by defendant-debtor Wilbert Mauricio Henriquez (“De-fendant”) is excepted from discharge pur-suant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 523 (a)(2)(A) and/or 523(a)(2)(C)(i)(I).

The Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 , 1334 and General Order No. 13-05, filed July 1, 2013, of the United States District Court for the Central Dis-trict of California. This is a core proceed-ing under 28 U.S.C. § 157 (b)(2)(B), (I).

On the record, each of Plaintiff and Defendant consented to this Court’s final determination of this matter under the rule of Stern v. Marshall, 564 U.S. 462 , 131 S.Ct. 2594 , 180 L.Ed.2d 475 (2011) and Wellness International Network, Ltd. v. Sharif, — U.S.—, 135 S.Ct. 1932 , 191 L.Ed.2d 911 (2015) and waived any right to a jury trial.

FINDINGS OF FACT

This matter involves legal fees and ex-penses allegedly owed by Defendant to Plaintiff that were incurred in connection with failed efforts to modify a secured loan on real…