Legal Opinion
In Re Dennis Amiel Calvert, Debtor. Bay Area Factors, a Division of Dimmitt & Owens Financial, Inc. v. Dennis Amiel Calvert
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1997No. 96-5141PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
Bay Area Factors, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), appeals the District Court’s order affirming the bankruptcy court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment in this action to determine the dischargeability of a debt under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a). On appeal, we are asked to determine whether a default judgment obtained in state court,' where the defendant did not defend the suit, has collateral estoppel effect against the debtor in a subsequent bankruptcy proceeding where the dis-chargeability of the debt is at issue. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that it does.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by158 opinions
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