Legal Opinion
Howard Alternatives, Inc. v. Bentov (In re Bentov)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida.
Decided August 27, 2014No. CASE NO. 13-36143-RAM; ADV. NO. 14-01165-RAMPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPTER 7
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Robert A. Mark, Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court
The Plaintiffs filed a complaint under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2) seeking to except from discharge a fraud judgment entered against the Defendant Debtor. The Plaintiffs have moved for summary judgment arguing that because the state court complaint included a fraud count, the default final judgment conclusively establishes the elements of fraud under § 523(a)(2). Therefore the Plaintiffs urge application of collateral estoppel to bar the Defendant from…
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