Kami Emein

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United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of CaliforniaNovember 15, 20222:18-bk-15693California1,182 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

I. Background

The Debtor filed a voluntary Chapter 7 petition on May 17, 2018. Amin filed a claim against the estate in the amount of $2,624,084 (the “Original Claim”) on June 4, 2018, based upon a judgment that Amin obtained against the Debtor in the Los Angeles Superior Court on September 21, 2009 (the “State Court Judgment”). Amin attached copies of the State Court Judgment and an Abstract of the State Court Judgment to the Original Claim. Amin checked the box indicating that the Original Claim was not secured. The claims bar date in this case was January 14, 2019.3 At a hearing conducted on September 21, 2022, Amin requested the opportunity to amend the Original Claim. On that same date, the Court entered the Procedures Order, which set forth deadlines for (1) Amin to file a proposed amended proof of claim (the “Amended Claim”) and (2) for interested parties to object to Amin’s ability to file an Amended Claim relating back to the filing date of the Original Claim. On September 23, 2022, Amin filed an Amended Claim in accordance with the Procedures Order. The Debtor is the only party who has asserted that the filing date of the Amended Claim should not relate back to the…

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