Legal Opinion

Nikoloutsos v. Nikoloutsos (In Re Nikoloutsos)

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 6, 2000No. 98-41050PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On May 12, 1995, in the actual damages phase of a personal injury trial, a state court entered a $600,000 judgment in favor of Mrs. Nikoloutsos. The jury found that Mr. Nikoloutsos had maliciously assaulted his former spouse. Three days later, Mr. Nikoloutsos filed for Chapter 7 relief. The next day, the bankruptcy court lifted the automatic stay to permit the state court to proceed with the punitive damages phase of the trial. On June 14, 1995, the state court entered an amended judgment in the amount of $863,440. This…

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