In Re Debtor Jamie Lynn Gallian
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
8:23-cv-00001-DSF In Re: 8:21-bk-11710-SC
Jamie Lynn Gallian, ORDER REVERSING THE
ORDER OF THE
Debtor. BANKRUPTCY COURT AND
REMANDING FOR FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS
Houser Bros. Co., Appellant,
v.
Jamie Lynn Gallian, Appellee
Appellant Houser Bros Co. dba Rancho Del Rey Mobile Home Estates appeals the bankruptcy court’s December 19, 2022 Order granting debtor/appellee Jamie Lynn Gallian’s motion for reconsideration of its objection to Gallian’s automatic homestead exemption. The appeal concerns the manufactured home located at 16222 Monterey Lane, Unit 376, Huntington Beach, CA (the Property) acquired in November 2018. Dkt. 12-20 (Ex. 20) (Mem.) at 6. Shortly after, J-Sandcastle LLC (the LLC) registered as the property owner. Id. The LLC was wholly owned by Gallian. Id. From November 2018 onwards, Gallian used the Property as her principal residence. Id. at 7. Gallian insists that the LLC transferred its interest in the Property to her in February 2021. Id. In July 2021, Gallian filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy Docket, Dkt 1-1 at 2. She then claimed an automatic…