Legal Opinion

CoVantage Credit Union v. Stangel (In re Stangel)

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin

Decided October 10, 2018No. Case No. 17-20394-beh; Adv. Case No. 17-02132PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Beth E. Hanan, United States Bankruptcy Judge

Plaintiff CoVantage Credit Union filed a complaint seeking to except from discharge a debt resulting from the debtor's presentation of bad checks, relying on both 11 U.S.C §§ 523(a)(2)(A) and (a)(2)(B). The debtor did not respond to the complaint, so CoVantage moved for default judgment. Realizing that its two legal theories were inconsistent and mutually exclusive, CoVantage pursued judgment on only the claim under section 523(a)(2)(A). The Court held two prove-up hearings on the motion, at which counsel for CoVantage submitted supporting evidence.

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