IN RE ONUBAH

BAP No. CC-06-1409-McMoD, Bankruptcy No. SV 06-10910-KT.

375 B.R. 549 (2007)

In re Boniface ONUBAH, Debtor. Boniface Onubah, Appellant, v. Nancy Zamora, Chapter 7 Trustee, Appellee.

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 29, 2007.

Ordered Published August 31, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew E. Smyth, Smyth Law Office, Los Angeles, CA, for Boniface 0. Onubah.

Jeffrey I. Golden, Weiland, Golden, Smiley, Wang, Ekvall & Strok, LLP, Costa Mesa, CA, for Nancy Hoffmeier, Ch. 7 Trustee.

Before: McMANUS, MONTALI, and DUNN, Bankruptcy Judges.


OPINION

McMANUS, Bankruptcy Judge.

The debtor, Boniface Onubah, appeals from an order entered on November 14, 2006,2 granting the motion of the chapter 7 trustee, Nancy H. Zamora, to surcharge his homestead and household goods exemptions. We conclude that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion when surcharging the debtor's exemptions under Latman v. Burdette, 366 F.3d 774, 785...

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