Legal Opinion
In Re Lon McGhan AKA Lon L. McGhan Fdba Envirotrend, Inc. Fdba McGhan Management, Debtor. Lon McGhan v. Jason Rutz
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 7, 2002No. 99-56956PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
Appellee Jason Rutz was a listed creditor in his stepfather’s — -appellant Lon McGhan — bankruptcy proceedings. Rutz, a minor at the time, did not file a complaint of nondischargeability in those proceedings. As a result, the bankruptcy court issued an order discharging Rutz’s claim and issued a permanent injunction barring Rutz from collecting on the debt. After Rutz attained maturity, he nonetheless filed a civil action against McGhan to collect on the discharged debt. Over McGhan’s objections, the state court in which that action was filed ruled that Rutz’s action…
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