Legal Opinion
Hatmaker v. Klasinski (In Re Klasinski)
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided November 12, 1997No. 19-80250PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARRY L. LESSEN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The issue before the Court is whether the settlement of a nondischargeability action in one bankruptcy case bars a redetermination of that issue in a subsequent bankruptcy case.
The material facts are not in dispute and this proceeding is before the Court on a motion for summary judgment. Both parties have submitted briefs in support of their respective positions.
The Debtor, Timothy Klasinski, filed a petition pursuant to Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code in 1987. Philip Hatmaker, who was scheduled as a creditor in that proceeding, filed a complaint to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Saler v. Saler (In Re Saler)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1997
- Swate v. HartwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Royal American Oil & Gas Co. v. Szafranski (In Re Szafranski)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1992
- McIntosh v. Webb (In Re Webb)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1993
- Rakozy v. Crasper (In Re Crasper)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 1992
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Carole M. Rein Paul M. Driscoll William F. Croce Tina W. Croce and Paul Frenette v. Providian Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Paine v. Griffin (In Re Paine)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Bankruptcy Recovery Network v. Garcia (In Re Garcia)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- Carole M. Rein Paul M. Driscoll William F. Croce Tina W. Croce and Paul Frenette v. Providian Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Comerica Bank v. Johnson (In Re Johnson)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2000
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