Dean M Harris

I. Background

On July 11, 2019, the United States District Court for the Central District of California (the “District Court”) entered judgment (the “Judgment”) against Rosalina Lizardo Harris (“Harris”), the Debtor’s spouse. The Judgment is in favor of Crystal Holmes (“Holmes”), and the amount of the Judgment that remains unsatisfied exceeds $3 million. The Judgment attaches to the family residence of the Debtor and Harris (the “Property”). Prior to the filing of the instant case, on December 8, 2020, upon Holmes’ application, the District Court issued an order requiring the Debtor and Harris to show cause why the Property should not be sold to satisfy a portion of the Judgment (the “OSC”). In addition, a hearing on Holmes’ motion to compel Harris to turnover three vehicles in satisfaction of the Judgment (the “Turnover Motion”) was set to take place concurrently with the hearing on the OSC. On January 11, 2021, several hours before the initial hearings on the OSC and Turnover Motion were scheduled to go forward, the Debtor filed the instant bankruptcy case. As a result, the District Court continued both hearings to February 26, 2021. On February 22, 2021, the Court conducted a…