In Re: Jeanette Aguilar
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No. 5:20-CV-01050-DOC Date: July 27, 2021 Page
A. Procedural History
On March 19, 2020, Trustee filed an Application for Authority to Employ First Team Real Estate As Real Estate Broker Re Real Property Located At 9069 Mandarin Lane, Riverside, CA 92508. Notice of Appeal (“Not.”) (Dkt. 1-1). On April 3, 2020, the bankruptcy court granted Trustee’s motion (the “First Team Order”). Id.
On May 18, 2020, Appellant appealed the bankruptcy court’s First Team Order to this Court. Id. They filed their opening brief on September 2, 2020 (Dkt. 11). Trustee filed their reply brief on October 2, 2020 (“Tr. Reply”) (Dkt. 17). Appellant replied on October 28, 2020 (Dkt. 18).
B. Facts
On March 8, 2018, Appellant filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy. Tr. Reply at 4. Among the assets listed on Appellant’s schedule of assets and liabilities is a single-family residence located at 9069 Mandarin Lane in Riverside, California (the “Residence”). Id. Trustee determined that selling the Residence was the only way to pay Appellant’s creditors. Excerpt of Record Vol. II at 240 (Dkt. 13).