Schmeckpeper v. Lewis (In re Lewis)

MEMORANDUM DECISION

Susan V. Kelley, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

This case involves the tragic shooting death of 17-year-old Douglas Schmeck-peper (“Douglas”) by Tyson Lewis (the “Debtor”). The Debtor claimed he did not know the gun was loaded, and the shooting was an accident. He pled guilty to second degree.reckless homicide and served fifteen years in prison. In 2001, while the Debtor was incarcerated, Douglas’s parents, Neil and Stella Schmeckpeper (the “Plaintiffs”) obtained a wrongful death judgment against him. "When the Debtor filed bankruptcy, the Plaintiffs filed a complaint to except…