Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Roberts (In re Roberts)
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California
Decided September 9, 2015No. Case No.: 1:12-bk-16474-MT; Adv No: 1:12-ap-01371-MTPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION FOLLOWING TRIAL
Maureen A. Tighe, United States Bankruptcy Judge
Michael Barnes (“Barnes”) and California Farm Investors LLC (“CA Farm Investors,” collectively, the “Plaintiffs”) are seeking to except from discharge a principal amount of $825,000 plus interest, attorneys’ fees, and punitive damages, under 11 U.S.C. §§ 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(4) and (a)(6) against James Roberts, Sr. (“Defendant”) and Deena Roberts1 (collectively, “Debtors”). The matter has been tried and submitted for decision.2 As discussed below, the Court finds that the debt is not dischargeable solely under…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Kawaauhau v. GeigerSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Field v. MansSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Cohen v. De La CruzSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by4 opinions
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