IN RE GOLDEN

No. 85-1529.

789 F.2d 698 (1986)

In re Lee Allen GOLDEN, fdba Golden La-Z-Boy Showcase, Debtor. John M. ENGLAND, Trustee, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lee Allen GOLDEN, fdba Golden La-Z-Boy Showcase, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 6, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Bostick, Phelan, Stuppi, Sorensen & McQuaid, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Irving J. Kornfield, Oakland, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Before SNEED, SCHROEDER and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges.


SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.

This case involves the application of the California homestead exemption in a bankruptcy proceeding. The bankrupt, Golden, appeals from a $25,000 judgment in favor of the trustee, England. The issue is whether an individual who files for bankruptcy after selling his home, and claims a homestead exemption under California law for the proceeds of that sale, is required to reinvest those proceeds in another home within six months in order to...

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