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On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 5:16 PM, "Nicholas Gebelt ngebelt@gebeltlaw.com [cdcbaa]" wrote:
Dear Michael, The only way I have used a 522(f) judgment lien avoidance motion is in avoiding a judgment lien on real property. Even if you successfully used 522(f) on garnished wages, you still have the issue of the Sheriff not returning the money. I have had to use OSC motions on more than one occasion to get the Sheriff to return money because I think they believe its theirs. Let me know if you have any luck using 522(f) to recover garnished wages. All the best, Nick Nicholas Gebelt Nicholas Gebelt, Ph.D., J.D. Attorney at Law Certified Bankruptcy Law Specialist Hornell Street Whittier, CA 90604 Phone: 562.777.9159 FAX: Web:www.goodbye2debt.com Blog:www.southerncaliforniabankruptcylawblog.com/ Important notice required by 11 U.S.C. 528:We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code. Confidentiality Note:dressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately at 562.777.9159 or e-mailinfo@gebeltlaw.com and destroy the original message and all copies. Representation Note: If you have not signed a contract of representation, the Law Offices of Nicholas Gebelt do not represent you, and this email does not contain any legal advice for you. IRS Circular 230 Disclosure:In order to comply with the requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Service, we inform you that any U.S. tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue code, or (ii) promoting, marketing, or recommending to another paroups.com [mailto:cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 4:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [cdcbaa] Avoiding lien on wage garnishment funds held by Sheriff Any of you have any success with a good old fashioned 522(f) motion?
Sincerely, Michael Avanesian, Esq.
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Tel: 818.276.2477 Fax: 818.208.4550 On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 4:41 PM, Nicholas Gebelt ngebelt@gebeltlaw.com [cdcbaa] wrote: [Attachment(s) from Nicholas Gebelt included below] Dear Jim, Bob Kwan will let you avoid the prepetition preference by motion. I have attached a Word version of such I motion I successfully used a couple of years ago. In the same case Judge Kwan asked for a statement of damages against the Sheriff and the collector, one Mark Walsh. I have also attached a Word version of that statement of damages.ges e.g., Zurzolo require an adversary proceeding because of Fed. R. Bank. Proc. 7001(1), so there has to be enough at stake to warrant the action. If any postpetition garnishing takes place, send a letter demanding immediate return of the money. If the Sheriff doesnyou do a PACER search on the case in which I filed the attached documents, youll also find a successful OSC motion against the Sheriff. Nicholas Gebelt Nicholas Gebelt, Ph.D., J.D. Attorney at Law Certified Bankruptcy Law Specialist 04 Phone: 562.777.9159 FAX: 562.946.1365 Email: ngebelt@goodbye2debt.com;ngebelt@gebeltlaw.com Web: www.goodbye2debt.com Blog: www.southerncaliforniabankruptcylawblog.com/ Important notice required by 11 U.S.C. 528:We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code. Confidentiality Note: This e-mail is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution, or copying of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately at562.777.9159 or e-mail info@gebeltlaw.com and destroy the original message and all copies. Representation Note: If you have not signed a contract of representation, the Law Offices of Nicholas Gebelt do not represent you, and this email does not contain any legal advice for you. IRS Circular 230 Disclosure: In order to comply with the requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Service, we inform you that any U.S. tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue code, or (ii) promoting, marketing, or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein. From:cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 3:53 PM
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Subject: RE: [cdcbaa] Avoiding lien on wage garnishment funds held by Sheriff If the garnishment occurred during the preference period, file a complaint to recover the preference from the creditor and the sheriff.
Make sure to list the funds on the clients amended Schedule B and exempt them on an amended Schedule C. On Jan 28, 2015 12:30 PM, "Jim Selth jim@wsrlaw.net [cdcbaa]" wrote: I remember I had seen postings on this topic, and searching the word Sheriff brought up the posting from Michael Avanesian below. I have just filed a Chapter 7 for a client whose wages were being garnished by the LA County Sheriff, and now the client has received the standard Notice of Bankruptcy Procedures form the LA County Sheriff always sends out that says that the funds being held will be turned over to the Trustee upon request, or to the Debtor if the Sheriff receives an Order Avoiding Lien or other Court Order directing turnover, or to the Judgment Creditor at the end of the case if the Trustee doesnt ask for the money and there is no Order Avoiding Lien or other Court Order directing turnover to the Debtor. My question: Has anyone filed one of these Motions to Avoid Lien on monies held by a Sheriff, who can point me to a case on PACER? Is the LBR Form 4003-2.2.AVOID.LIEN.PP.MOTION the correct form? It refers to a nonjudicial lien, and seems to be designed only for avoiding a security interest on an appliance or furniture. CCP 706.029 is a statutory lien, but is it a nonjudicial lien? By the way, that LBR Form 4003-2.2.AVOID.LIEN.PP.MOTION has several apparent typos in referring to real property and homestead when the form is designed for avoiding a lien on personal property. Jim James R. Selth
Certified Bankruptcy Specialist*
Weintraub & Selth, APC
11766 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1170
Los Angeles, California 90025
Telephone: (310) 207-1494
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Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 9:23 PM
To: cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [cdcbaa] Preference action before RN I agree with Steven that 706.029 gives the creditor a lien and a defense against preferences. If the sheriff has funds he's holding, the lien can be avoided with respect to those funds under 522(f), and the sheriff should release the funds to your client at that point. As an alternative to filing these papers, you could ask the creditor to release the lien. Asking works sometimes!! I also agree with Larry that an adversary would have to be brought if a preference action is to be made. If the wage garnishment began during the preference period, then the lien can be avoided, and any money during the preference period should then be turned over to the debtor/trustee if not exempted. I disagree though with Steven that a debtor can file a motion for turnover to the extent that motion is based on 542. It is my understanding that this section is exclusively for the use of a trustee/dip.
Sincerely, Michael Avanesian On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 12:46 PM, 'Steven B. Lever' sblever@leverlaw.com [cdcbaa] wrote:Does the Debtor have standing to do that? I thought we needed to do a 522(f) and Motion for Turnover. Remember the creditor has a lien on those funds that has to be avoided. Steven B. Lever From:cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 12:14 PM
To: cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [cdcbaa] Preference action before RN I am considering filing a preference action to recover 3 months of wage garnishments for the Debtor (assuming trustee abandons the asset or does not object to the claimed exemption). Does anyone know if RN will allow such an action to be done by motion?
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