Johnson v. Keller (In Re Keller)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VOLINN, Bankruptcy Judge:
OVERVIEW
Creditor Bonny Johnson (Johnson) appeals the bankruptcy court’s judgment under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6), concluding that her legal malpractice claim against the debtor Richard L. Keller (Keller) is dis-chargeable. Before Keller’s bankruptcy, Johnson sued him in California state court, alleging his negligence with respect to the loss of her daughter’s custody. When her former husband was attempting to obtain custody, neither Keller nor Johnson attended the hearing because Keller neglected to calendar the matter and to inform Johnson about it. Keller did not…
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