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1 TIMOTHY J. YOO (State Bar No. 155531)

tjy@lnbyb.com
2 CARMELA T. PAGAY (State Bar No. 195603)
ctp@lnbyb.com FILED & ENTERED
3 LEVENE, NEALE, BENDER, YOO & BRILL L.L.P.
10250 Constellation Boulevard, Suite 1700
4 Los Angeles, California 90067 APR 20 2021
Telephone: (310) 229-1234
5 Facsimile: (310) 229-1244
CLERK U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT

6 Attorneys for Jason M. Rund Central District of California

BY fortier DEPUTY CLERK
Chapter 7 Trustee
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8 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 LOS ANGELES DIVISION
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In re Case No. 2:20-bk-21020-BR
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THOMAS VINCENT GIRARDI, Chapter 7
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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
14 Debtor. APPROVE COMPROMISE UNDER
FRBP 9019 WITH RUIGOMEZ
15 CREDITORS
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Date: April 6, 2021
17 Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place: Courtroom 1668 via
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
19 255 E. Temple Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
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The Motion to Approve Compromise Under FRBP 9019 [Doc 132] (“Motion”), filed by
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Jason M. Rund, the Chapter 7 trustee for the bankruptcy estate of Thomas Vincent Girardi (the
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“Trustee”), came on for hearing on April 6, 2021, at 2:00 p.m., in the above-entitled Court before
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the Honorable Barry Russell, United States Bankruptcy Judge. Timothy J. Yoo of Levene, Neale,
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Bender, Yoo & Brill L.L.P. appeared on behalf of the Trustee. Other appearances are as noted on
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the Court’s record.
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The Court, having considered the Motion, the supporting declarations and exhibits, the
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responses filed by Joseph Ruigomez, Jaime Ruigomez, and Kathleen Ruigomez (the “Ruigomez
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1 Creditors”), Karen Girardi, Erika Girardi and Elissa Miller, in her capacity as the Chapter 7

2 trustee for the bankruptcy estate of Girardi Keese, and California Attorney Lending II, Inc. to the

3 Motion, and the reply filed by the Trustee, having considered the arguments of counsel, and for

4 the reasons stated on the record,

5 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

6 1. The Motion is granted;

7 2. The Settlement Agreement between the Trustee and the Ruigomez Creditors (the

8 “Agreement”) is approved;

9 3. The Trustee and the Ruigomez Creditors are authorized and directed to take any

10 and all steps necessary to effectuate the Agreement;

11 4. All rights of parties other than the Trustee and the Ruigomez Creditors are

12 preserved, including the right to assert claims against the Ruigomez Collateral and all rights of

13 parties to dispute those claims, including rights of subordination and claims for exemptions; and

14 5. The priority of liens is not affected. All liens senior to the Ruigomez Liens shall

15 be paid prior to the Ruigomez Creditors.

16 IT IS SO ORDERED.

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