In Re: Szanto

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Peter Szanto, Case No.: 22cv1142-JO-BGS

Debtor-Appellant,

ORDER AFFIRMING

v. BANKRUPTCY COURT’S

DISMISSAL FOR IMPROPER

Chase Bank,

VENUE

Creditor-Appellee. 16 Debtor-Appellant Peter Szanto filed this action appealing the bankruptcy court’s order dismissing his bankruptcy case, In re Peter Szanto, Case No. 22-01558-CL11 (Bankr. S.D. Cal.), for improper venue. Dkt. 1 (Notice of Appeal); Dkt. 10 (Appellant’s Opening Brief), Ex. A. For the following reasons, the Court affirms the bankruptcy court’s order. On July 22, 2022, the bankruptcy court issued a fifteen-page written decision dismissing Szanto’s bankruptcy case for improper venue. Dkt. 10, Ex. A. The order set forth in detail the bankruptcy court’s factual and legal findings that Szanto failed to establish venue under any of 28 U.S.C § 1408’s prongs, including domicile, residence, principal place of business, or location of…