Link v. Mauz (In re Mauz)

OPINION1

ROBERT N. OPEL, II, Bankruptcy Judge.

In this non-dischargeability action, both the Plaintiffs/Creditors and the Defendant/ Debtor have moved for summary judgment. The Creditors ground their Motion on the purported collateral estoppel effect of a prepetition state court judgment which was entered after a bench trial. The Debtor bases his summary judgment Motion upon an alleged lack of proof concerning a necessary element for non-dis-chargeability. For the reasons stated below, the judgment Creditors’ Motion for Summary Judgment is granted in part and denied in part. The Debtor’s Motion…