In re Garayan
Opinion
Lead Opinion
I. Background
The Debtor commenced a voluntary Chapter 7 petition on January 17, 2014. On Schedule A, the Debtor identified her interest in real property located at 423 W. Stocker Street, Unit # 8, Glendale, CA 91202 (the "Property") [Doc. No. 1]. The Debtor did not claim an exemption in the Property on Schedule C. Id.
On March 28, 2014, the Chapter 7 Trustee filed a Report of No Distribution. On May 4, 2014, the Debtor received her discharge and the Court closed her case on May 6, 2014.
A. First Lien Avoidance Motion
On August 17, 2018, the Debtor moved to reopen her case to file a motion to avoid a judicial lien in favor of WVJP 2017-1, LP, successor-in-interest to Vahan Grigoryan (the "Lienholder") [Doc. No. 15]. On August 23, 2018, the Court entered an Order on Debtor's Motion to Reopen Bankruptcy Case Pursuant to Local Bankruptcy Rule 5010-C; 11 U.S.C. § 350 (B) [Doc. No. 17] (the "First Order Granting Motion to Reopen").
On September 25, 2018, the Debtor filed a Motion to Avoid Lien Under 11 U.S.C. § 522 (f) (Real Property) [Doc. No. 19] (the "First Lien Avoidance Motion") under Local Bankruptcy Rule ("LBR") 9013-1(o) seeking to avoid Lienholder's judicial lien…