California Fraudulent Transfer Issues

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California Fraudulent Transfers

For additional detailed information relating to fraudulent transfers, including the text of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act, see fraudulent transfers

California Fraudulent Transfer Act

• California Fraudulent Transfers Act

  California Penal Code

  154. (a) Every debtor who fraudulently removes his or her property or effects out of this state, or who fraudulently sells, conveys, assigns or conceals his or her property with intent to defraud, hinder or delay his or her creditors of their rights, claims, or demands, is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. (b) Where the property so removed, sold, conveyed, assigned, or concealed consists of a stock in trade, or a part thereof, of a value exceeding one hundred dollars ($100), the offense shall be a felony and punishable as such.

  155. (a) Every person against whom an action is pending, or against whom a judgment has been rendered for the recovery of any personal property, who fraudulently conceals, sells, or disposes of that property, with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud the person bringing the action or recovering the judgment, or with such intent removes that property beyond the limits of the county in which it may be at the time of the commencement of the action or the rendering of the judgment, is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment. (b) Where the property so concealed, sold, disposed of, or removed consists of a stock in trade, or a part thereof, of a value exceeding one hundred dollars ($100), the offenses shall be a felony and punishable as such.

  531. Every person who is a party to any fraudulent conveyance of any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, goods or chattels, or any right or interest issuing out of the same, or to any bond, suit, judgment, or execution, contract or conveyance, had, made, or contrived with intent to deceive and defraud others, or to defeat, hinder, or delay creditors or others of their just debts, damages, or demands; or who, being a party as aforesaid, at any time wittingly and willingly puts in, uses, avows, maintains, justifies, or defends the same, or any of them, as true, and done, had, or made in good faith, or upon good consideration, or aliens, assigns, or sells any of the lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, or other things before mentioned, to him or them conveyed as aforesaid, or any part thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

California Fraudulent Transfer Cases

Federal Circuit Court

• Charles E. Anderson v. Celeste Michaelson,
  No. 03-15979 (9th Cir. 03/25/2005)

• In re Beachport Entertainment
  No. 03-55251 (9th Cir. 02/03/2005)

• United States v. Real Property Located at
  5208 Los Franciscos Way, Los Angeles, California,
  No. 03-15396 (9th Cir. 10/01/2004)

• In re Robbins,
  No. CC-03-1344-JBMa (9th Cir. 05/10/2004)

• In re Steven H. Stearn, Debtor,
  No. 00-56431 (9th Cir. 10/07/2003)

  In re Steven H. Stearn, Debtor -- Order

Federal Bankruptcy Court

• In re Turner,
  335 B.R. 140 (Bkrpt. N.D.Cal. 12/05/2005)

State Appellate Court

• Cadle v. Corrigan
  2006 WL 1149340 (Cal.App. 4 Dist. 05/02/2006)

• Korea Data Systems (USA), Inc. v. Yu Chang CHIANG et al.,
  2006 WL 401288 (Cal.App. 4 Dist. 02/21/2006)

• Albert O. Lissoy v. Joe H. Leach,
  No. A197027 (Cal.Super.Ct. 5/10/2006)

• Miller Avenue Professional and Promotional Services Inc.
  v. Charles A. Koss, et al.,
  No. A105874 (Cal.App. 10/27/2005)

• Lynn A. Devine v. Jeff Carter,
  No. A108843 (Cal.App. 09/12/2005)

• Fildres Runez v. Guy Roland Seaton III,
  No. A106501 (Cal.App. 08/29/2005)

• Iqbal Mahmood and Maqbool M. Chaudhry v. Mohammad Sharif et al.,
  No. B175483 (Cal.App. 07/20/2005)

• Fleetwood Retail Corporation of California v. Edward L. Denison et al.,
  No. C046897 (Cal.App. 06-30-2005)

• Erik Christopher v. Omar J. Gonzalez et al.,
  No. G034348 (Cal.App. 05/25/2005)

• Fivia Filip v. Marioara Bucurenciu et al.,
  No. C046460 (Cal.App. 05/24/2005)

• Krausz Puente LLC v. Frank Westall, et al.,
  No. B164989 (Cal.App. 01/25/2005)

• G-Tech USA, Inc., et a. v. Beny Alagem, et al.,
  No. B167716 (Cal.App. 01/24/2005)

• Karen Wisden v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County,
  124 Cal.App. 4th 750 (Cal.App. 12/03/2004)

• Sokhwan Han et al. v. Denise Davis,
  No. G031526 (Cal.App. 12/01/2004)

• Victoria Lavetts v. Matthew J. Cutter et al.,
  No. B172197 (Cal.App. 11/10/2004)

• Myung Woo Nam v. Hyung Do Min et al.,
  No. G032269 (Cal.App. 11/09/2004)

• Harvey Bookstein v. Barry Gross,
  No. B167486 (Cal.App. 11/02/2004)

• In re Gioia,
  No. B166803 (Cal.App. Dist.2 06/09/2004)

• In re Slatkin,
  No. CV 03-02527 RSWL (C.D.Cal. 06/09/2004)

• Reilly v. Smith,
  2004.CA.0005136 (Cal.App. Dist.4 06/09/2004)

• Hendren v. Goldberg,
  No. B164667 (Cal.App. Dist.2 05/06/2004)

• Solar Precision Products, Inc. v. Cubic Technologies, Inc.,
  No. B16550 (Cal.App. Dist.2 04/27/2004) Civil Conspiracy

• Professional Collection Consultants Inc. v. Griffis,
  No. B168199 (Cal.App. Dist.2 04/09/2004) Civil Conspiracy

• Suzanne Decker v. Advantage Fund Ltd.,
  No. 01-17406, No. 01-17408 (Cal.App. 03/29/2004)

• Keitel v. Heubel,
  No. A101788 (Cal.App. Dist.1 03/05/2004) Civil Conspiracy

• Kaufman v. Reed,
  No. B163593 (Cal.App. Dist.2 02/03/2004)

• Mejia v. Reed,
  31 Cal.4th 657, 74 P.3d 166 (Cal. 08/14/2003)

• Rooftop Management & Consulting v. Washington Mutual Bank,
  No. B156360 (Cal.App. Dist.2 05/15/2003) Civil Conspiracy

• Korea Data Systems, Inc. v. Cheng,
  No. G029747 (Cal. App. Dist.4 03/05/2003) Civil Conspiracy

• Blackmun v. Superior Court of San Joaquin County,
  No. C041367 (Cal. App. Dist.3 02/28/2003)

• Kim v. Tsai,
  No. B153952 (Cal.App. Dist.2 02/26/2003) Civil Conspiracy

• Sive v. Hasso,
  No. G030586 (Cal.App. Dist.4 02/13/2003)

• Sax v. Kritt,
  No. B154851 (Cal.App. Dist.2 11/20/2002) Civil Conspiracy

• Annod Corp. v. Hamilton & Samuels,
  100 Cal.App.4th 1286 (Cal.App. Dist.4 08/08/2002)

• McClellan v. Sadat,
  No. B149569 (Cal.App. Dist.2 05/22/2002)

• Dary v. Gilbert,
  2002.CA.0007798 (Cal.App. Dist.1 08/27/2002)

• Go v. Smith,
  2002.CA.0005704 (Cal.App. Dist.4 06/20/2002)

• Attorney Equity National Corp. v. Chang,
  2002.CA.0004682 (Cal.App. Dist.2 05/23/2002)

• Reynolds v. Bates,
  2002.CA.0003378 (Cal.App. Dist.3 04/12/2002)

• Mejia v. Reed,
  2002.CA.0003006 (Cal.App. Dist.6 03/29/2002)

• Martino v. First Bank of Beverly Hills,
  2002.CA.0002109 (Cal.App. Dist.2 03/07/2002)

• Livacich v. Livacich,
  2001.CA.0002910 (Cal.App. Dist.4 12/03/2001)

• Ernie Goldberger & Co. v. Massoud,
  2001.CA.0001558 (Cal.App. Dist.2 10/25/2001)

• Mehrtash v. ATA Mehrtash,
  2001.CA.0001483 (Cal.App. Dist.2 10/24/2001) Civil Conspiracy

• PacLink Communications International, Inc.
  v. Superior Court of LA County,
  2001.CA.0000539 (Cal.App. Dist.2 07/19/2001)

• Macedo v. Bosio Revocable Trust,
  2001.CA.0000079 (Cal.App. 01/10/2001)

• State Board of Equalitzation v. Woo,
  2000.CA.0042575 (Cal.App. 07/20/2000)

• Gagan v. Gouyd,
  1999.CA.42618 (Cal.App. Dist.4 07/22/1999)

• Cortez v. Vogt,
  1997.CA.5 (Cal.App. Dist.4 02/10/1997)

• Monastra v. Konica Business Machines, U.S.A., Inc.,
  1996.CA.7 (Cal.App. Dist.2 03/28/1996)

• Evans v. Paye,
  1995.CA.46953 (Cal.App.Dist.3 02/10/1995)

• Whitehouse v. Six Corp.,
  1995.CA.40863 (Cal.App. Dist.2 11/21/1995)

• Hunting World, Inc. v. Superior Hunting World, Inc. v. Superior Court, 1994.CA.47591 (Cal.App. Dist.1 01/31/1994)

• Wyzard v. Goller,
  1994.CA.46313 (Cal.App. Dist.2 03/25/1994)

• Yaesu Electronics Corp. v. Tamura,
  1994.CA.42443 (Cal.App. Dist.2 09/08/1994)

• Brenelli Amedeo, S.P.A. v. Bakara Furniture, Inc.,
  1994.CA.41160 (Cal.App. Dist.2 11/14/1994)

• Lewis v. Superior Court,
  1994.CA.40783 (Cal.App. Dist.2 11/30/1994)

• Barisich v. Lewis,
  1990.CA.40130 (Cal.App.Dist.6 11/29/1990)

• Filmservice Laboratories Inc. v. Harvey Bernhard Enterprises Inc.,
  208 Cal. App. 3d 1297 (Cal.App.Dist.2 03/23/1989)

• Estate of Leola S. Baumann v. Baumann,
  201 Cal. App. 3d 927 (Cal.App.Dist.4 05/31/1988)

• Hennessey's Tavern Inc. v. American Air Filter Co.,
  204 Cal. App. 3d 1351 (Cal.App.Dist.2 10/04/1988)

• Headen v. Miller,
  141 Cal. App. 3d 169 (Cal.App.Dist.3 03/24/1983)

• Fox v. MGM Grand Hotels Inc.,
  137 Cal. App. 3d 524 (Cal.App.Dist.2 11/19/1982)

• Canal-Randolph Anaheim Inc. v. Wilkoski,
  103 Cal. App. 3d 282 (Cal.App.Dist.4 03/12/1980)

• Flowers and Sons Development Corp. v.
  Municipal Court for San Francisco Judicial District,
  86 Cal. App. 3d 818 (Cal.App.Dist.1 11/29/1978)

• Estate of Maria Astrid Blanco v. Closs,
  86 Cal. App. 3d 826 (Cal.App.Dist.2 11/29/1978)

• Putnam Sand and Gravel Co. v. Albers,
  14 Cal. App. 3d 722 (Cal.App.Dist.5 01/26/1971)

• Eilken v. Morrison,
  3 Cal. App. 3d 25 (Cal.App.Dist.2 12/29/1969)

• Gould v. Fuller,
  249 Cal. App. 2d 18 (Cal.App.Dist.2 02/28/1967)

• Grover v. Tindall,
  242 Cal. App. 2d 427 (Cal.App.Dist.1 05/25/1966)

• Rony v. Yucca Water Co.,
  220 Cal. App. 2d 613 (Cal.App.Dist.4 09/24/1963)

• Aggregates Associated Inc. v. Packwood,
  375 P.2d 425 (Cal. 10/24/1962)

• Taylor v. S & M Lamp Co.,
  190 Cal. App. 2d 700 (Cal.App.Dist.1 03/30/1961)

• Wood v. Kaplan,
  178 Cal. App. 2d 227 (Cal.App.Dist.1 02/23/1960)

• Oppenheim v. Goodley,
  306 P.2d 944 (Cal.App.Dist.2 02/06/1957)

• Tokar v. Redman,
  291 P.2d 987 (Cal.App.Dist.2 01/09/1956)

• Blue v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County,
  305 P.2d 209 (Cal.App.Dist.2 12/28/1956)

• Wilson v. Grey,
  280 P.2d 29 (Cal.App.Dist.1 02/23/1955)

• Johnston v. Johnson,
  274 P.2d 1 (Cal.App.Dist.1 09/20/1954)

• Heffernan v. Bennett & Armour,
  243 P.2d 846 (Cal.App.Dist.1 04/29/1952)

• Pailhe v. Pailhe,
  247 P.2d 838 (Cal.App.Dist.1 09/12/1952)

• Rozzi v. Rozzi,
  195 P.2d 464 (Cal.App.Dist.1 07/02/1948)

• Carman v. Athearn,
  175 P.2d 926 (Cal.App.Dist.1 01/09/1947)

• Knapp v. Elliott,
  184 P.2d 934 (Cal.App.Dist.4 10/02/1947)

• Estate of Catherine v. Camm v. Brooks,
  172 P.2d 547 (Cal.App.Dist.1 09/17/1946)

• Michal v. Adair,
  152 P.2d 490 (Cal.App.Dist.2 10/17/1944)

• Bacciocco v. Curtis,
  82 P.2d 385 (Cal. 09/01/1938)

• 550 Park Avenue Corp. v. Kuhe,
  53 P.2d 751 (Cal. 01/22/1936)

• Adams v. Bell,
  56 P.2d 208 (Cal. 03/25/1936)

• Bettandorff v. Chronister,
  41 P.2d 337 (Cal. 02/14/1935)

• Wight v. Street,
  44 P.2d 322 (Cal. 04/08/1935)

Links to California materials on fraudulent transfers

Bulk Sales and Fraudulent Transfers:
A Second Bite at the Apple for Trade Creditors, by Scott Blakey,
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