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In Re Kathryn Bliemeister, Debtor, State of Arizona, Ex Rel Industrial Commission of Arizona v. Kathryn Bliemeister, and Stanley Fogler, Trustee

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 19, 2002No. 01-16058PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TALLMAN, Circuit Judge.

We must decide whether the State of Arizona waived any sovereign immunity it might have had available to it and consented to suit in a federal bankruptcy court adversary proceeding. We hold that the State made a tactical decision to waive its immunity in this instance and that the debtor’s obligation to the State was properly discharged. We therefore affirm.

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Kathryn Bliemeister (Bliemeister) and her former husband owned a mechanic’s shop. On October 8, 1993, Raymond Cole, Jr., began working at the shop as a new employee. Within a few hours of starting his…

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  4. Mendez v. County of San BernardinoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  5. In Re Coralynn F. Nelson, Debtor-Appellant v. La Crosse County District Attorney (State of Wisconsin) and Tim GruenkeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002

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