Legal Opinion
Bruce H. Colton v. Victor Verola
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 20, 2006No. 04-16079PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant-appellant, Victor Verola, appeals an order of the district court reversing the bankruptcy court’s decision that the restitution obligation arising from his Florida conviction for fraudulent transactions was dischargeable under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code (“Code”). This appeal requires us to consider whether the Supreme Court’s decision in Kelly v. Robinson 1 is still valid following both the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 and the Supreme Court’s decision in Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. Davenport. 2 Because we find that it is and that the district court did not…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kelly v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. DavenportSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- In Re: Abdur Amin Rashid, Debtor Abdur Amin Rashid v. Virginia R. Powel (d.c. No. 95-Cv-04243) in Re: Abdur Amin Rashid, Debtor Abdur Amin Rashid v. The United States of America Virginia R. Powel (d.c. No. 96-Cv-00512) Abdur Amin RashidCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- In the Matter of James Towers, Debtor-Appellant. State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- In Re: Gerald ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Mills v. Caisse (In re Caisse)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 2017
- Heitmanis v. Rayes (In re Rayes)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2013
- Arcadi v. WilliamsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2019
- Benson A. Snaider and Marsha Levitt SnaiderUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 2019
- Hoban v. CampbellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2021
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