Legal Opinion
Parker v. Goodman
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 28, 2007No. 06-5940PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLAY, Circuit Judge.
The instant appeal arises from adversary proceedings brought in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Defendant, Robert E. Parker, the debtor below, appeals the district court’s order affirming the bankruptcy court’s order permanently enjoining Defendant from prosecuting a state legal malpractice claim against Plaintiff, Thomas W. Goodman, his former counsel. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.
BACKGROUND
In July 2002, Defendant hired Plaintiff, a Kentucky lawyer, to act as his counsel in Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings brought to discharge Defendant’s debts. Defendant did so…
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