Legal Opinion
In Re: Ronda S. Peklar, Debtor. Ronda S. Peklar v. Lloyd Ikerd, an Individual
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 9, 2001No. 00-55464PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
This case turns on the preclusive effect of a prior state court judgment of conversion. Under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6), a debt for “willful and malicious injury by the debtor to another entity or to the property of another entity” is not dischargeable in bankruptcy. The specific question in this case is whether a civil judgment in California court for conversion under California law necessarily includes a finding that the defendant caused “willful and malicious injury” within the meaning of § 523(a)(6).
Plaintiff-Appellee Lloyd Ikerd (“Ikerd”) filed an adversary…
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