Legal Opinion
Randolph Hughes v. Neil Sanders, II
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 13, 2006No. 05-3945PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Randolph Hughes, challenges the district court’s ruling that the appellee’s debt to Hughes does not come within the categories of nondischargeable debt under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7). We affirm the judgment of the district court.
The facts of the case are not in dispute. The appellee, Sanders, represented Hughes in an employment action against Ford Motor Company. Hughes later sued Sanders for malpractice. During the course of the malpractice action, Sanders violated a number of court orders, including discovery orders and an order to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Kelly v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- In Re Delorean Motor Company, Debtor. David W. Allard, Jr. v. Howard L. Weitzman, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- 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
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Harchar v. United States (In Re Harchar)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
- Giese v. Lexington Coal Co. (In re HNRC Dissolution Co.)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2018
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