Kondapalli v. DeMasi (In re DeMasi)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Michael G. Williamson, United States Bankruptcy Judge

Bankruptcy Code § 523(a)(2)(A) provides that a discharge under the Bankruptcy Code does not discharge a debtor from liability for money, property, services, or credit obtained by fraud. In December 2012, a Florida state court determined that Dr. Ronald DeMasi, one of the Debtors in this case, was liable for defrauding Gulf Coast Digestive Health Center, PL (“State Court Judgment”). Dr. DeMasi has since filed for bankruptcy, and Dr. Ravi Kondapalli, by and on behalf of Gulf Coast…