Legal Opinion
Stettner v. Smith (In Re IFS Financial Corp.)
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 27, 2012No. 10-20670PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
In this bankruptcy appeal, Guillermo de la Pena Stettner, Mario Valverde Garces, Luis de la Pena, Margarita Isabel de la Pena Stettner, Maria Cristina de la Pena, and Maria Paz de la Pena (together, “Appellants”) appeal the district court’s affir-mance of the bankruptcy court judgment of over $3 million in favor of Appellee W. Steve Smith (“Smith”), trustee of IFS Financial Corporation’s (“IFS”) estate. Their appeal centers on the district court’s finding that IFS fraudulently transferred funds to the Appellants. We AFFIRM.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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