(BK) In Re Melanio Lolarga Valdellon, III

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 In Re MELANIO LOLARGA District Case No. 2:21-cv-01840-DJC VALDELLON, III, et al., Bankr. Case No. 14-22555-B-13 Debtors. Bankr. Adversary Case No. 21-2008 MELANIO LOLARGA VALDELLON, III, et al., ORDER 14 Appellants, 15 v. 16 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., et al., 17 Appellees.

Pending before the Court is Debtors Melanio Lolarga Valdellon, III and Ellen

Cruz Valdellon’s appeal of the Bankruptcy Court’s order in Bankruptcy Adversary

Proceeding No. 2 1-2008 dismissing their First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). (See ECF No. 1.) The Court held a hearing on this matter on November 16, 2023, with Mark Wolff appearing for Debtors, and Neil Cooper appearing for Appellees. Having reviewed the Parties’ briefings and arguments, this Court hereby AFFIRMS the Bankruptcy Court’s dismissal of Debtors’ claim under 11 U.S.C. § 524(a) with prejudice. With respect to the Debtor’s claim under 11 U.S.C. § 524(i), the Court concludes the Bankruptcy Court…