Satinder Singh
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
1 FOR PUBLICATION 3
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
6 7 In re ) Case No. 23-22540-E-13 ) Docket Control No. RLL-1 SATINDER SINGH, ) ) Debtor. ) )
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND DECISION
SUSTAINING OBJECTION TO EXEMPTION CLAIMED IN LIQUOR LICENSE Creditor Placerville Investment Group, LLC (“Creditor”), objects to Satinder Singh’s (“Debtor”) claimed exemption under California law in a liquor license. Creditor argues that a liquor license is not a tool of the trade and should not be exempt under California Code of Civil Procedure § 703.140(b)(6). Debtor has claimed two exemptions in the liquor license: A. First, $29,586. exempt pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 703.140(b)(5) (the “Wildcard Exemption”2), and 18 B. Second, $9,525. exempt pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 703.140(b)(6) [the implements, books, and tools of the trade exemption]. 20 1 The Objection to Claimed Exemptions has been set for hearing on the notice required by Local…