In Re: Szanto

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Peter Szanto, Case No.: 22cv1064-JO-BGS

Debtor-Appellant,

ORDER DENYING SZANTO’S

v. MOTION TO REOPEN CASE AND

VACATE ORDER

Chase Bank, Creditor-Appellee. 16 17 Debtor-Appellant Peter Szanto requested to reopen this case and vacate the Court’s previous order denying a stay of foreclosure proceedings. Dkt. 19. For the following reasons, the Court denies the motion. Szanto pursued various measures to stall the impending foreclosure of the property located at 11 Shore Pine Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92657 (the “Property”). See Dkt. 1. Szanto filed for bankruptcy, which ordinarily would stay foreclosure proceedings automatically. Id. However, the bankruptcy court granted Creditor-Appellee Chase Bank’s (“Chase”) request to proceed with the foreclosure proceedings based on Szanto’s history of bad faith and thirteen years of non-payment of mortgage. Id. at 4. Szanto appealed the…