McKinzie v. Kaut (In re Kaut)

Michael S. McManus, United States Bankruptcy Judge

This proceeding was tried before the court sitting without a jury on October 18, 2018 beginning at 9:00 a.m. The plaintiff, Patricia McKinzie, appeared with her attorney, Luke Garcia, and the defendant, Carl Jeffrey Kaut, appeared on his own behalf. At the conclusion of the trial, the parties were given the opportunity to file closing briefs. Those briefs have been filed. After considering their evidence and briefs, the court now makes its findings of fact and conclusions of law.

This is an action to determine the dischargeability of a debt. It…