IN RE LEE

No. 15-17451.

889 F.3d 639 (2018)

IN RE Adam LEE, Debtor. Adam Lee, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dane S. Field, Chapter 7 Trustee, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 7, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ted N. Pettit (argued), Case Lombardi & Pettit, Honolulu, Hawaii, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Enver W. Painter Jr. , (argued), Honolulu, Hawaii; Simon Klevansky and Nicole D. Stucki , Klevansky Piper LLP, Honolulu, Hawaii; for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Richard R. Clifton, and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Before filing a petition in bankruptcy, Adam Lee transferred his interests in two properties into a tenancy-by-the-entirety estate, and subsequently claimed an exemption for those interests under 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(3). The trustee successfully brought an adversary proceeding to set aside Lee's transfers...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases