IN RE McCOWAN

BAP No. CC-02-1441-PBK, Bankruptcy No. LA 00-41490 KM, Adversary No. LA 01-01250 KM.

296 B.R. 1 (2003)

In re Michael R. MCCOWAN and Shirley Ann McCowan, Debtors. Michael R. McCowan, Appellant, v. Franklin R. Fraley, Jr., Appellee.

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 17, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew S. Bisom, Ornah Levy, Santa Ana, CA, for Michael R. McCowan.

Franklin R. Fraley, Jr., Los Angeles, CA, Pro se.

Before PERRIS, BRANDT and KLEIN, Bankruptcy Judges.


OPINION

PERRIS, Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue in this case is whether a bankruptcy court retains jurisdiction to enforce its money judgments after the bankruptcy case is closed. We hold that a bankruptcy court has ancillary jurisdiction to enforce its money judgments and retains such jurisdiction after the bankruptcy case closes. Therefore, the bankruptcy court had jurisdiction to reject the former debtor's claim of exemption in response to a writ of execution...

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