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C. Petitioner's Bankruptcy
In 1987, petitioner filed a petition with the Bankruptcy
Court for the Southern District of California under chapter 11 of
the Bankruptcy Code. Wilford D. Willis was appointed trustee of
petitioner's bankruptcy estate.
In 1991, the bankruptcy trustee disbursed $1,866,170 on
behalf of petitioner's estate. The trustee paid: (1) $10,500 to
Maria Camacho, a tenant in one of petitioner's buildings whose
furniture had been improperly removed; (2) $670 to Lester Linn,
Jr., a court reporter whose deposition fees petitioner had
refused to pay; (3) $38,500 to Fremont Indemnity Co. (attorney's
fees awarded against petitioner for a malpractice action brought
by petitioner against the law firm Holland & Postal); (4) $77,000
to the City of Los Angeles for civil fines and interest for
housing code violations; (5) $1,650,000 in punitive damages to
Gallego; (7) $44,000 to Peterson for fees to remove liens and
clear title on 700 acres of land in San Diego county owned by
petitioner; and (8) $45,000 to Tanana for a judgment for
malicious prosecution and abuse of process.2
2 Gallego, Peterson, and Tanana are not otherwise
identified in the record.
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