Legal Opinion
Charles Cowin v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., et
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2017No. 15-20600 cons w/ 16-20100PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:
Charles Cowin—the bankruptcy debt- or—appeals from the findings and conclusions of two bankruptcy court adversary proceedings. In both proceedings the bankruptcy court found that Cowin was involved in a scheme designed to deprive mortgage holders of foreclosure sale proceeds. The bankruptcy courts determined that the damages flowing from this scheme were nondischargeable debts pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 523(a)(4) and 523(a)(6). Cow-in appealed the rulings in both proceedings, and we now affirm.
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Both appeals center around a scheme designed to deprive mortgage…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Cohen v. De La CruzSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Miller v. J.D. Abrams Inc. (In Re Miller)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Soares v. Brockton Credit UnionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
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