Legal Opinion
Daniel v. Del Valle (In re Del Valle)
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California
Decided October 5, 2017No. Case No.: 6:10-bk-12942-MJ; Adversary No.: 6:10-ap-01361-MJPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AFTER TRIAL
Meredith A. Jury, United States Bankruptcy Judge
INTRODUCTION
As succinctly stated in a recent trial decision from Hawaii, “ ‘[f]alse pretenses, a false representation, or actual fraud’ does not always require an express misrepresentation. For example, ‘a debt- or’s misleading conduct intended to convey an inaccurate impression may constitute false pretenses.’ ” In re Higashi, 553 B.R. 153 (Bankr. D. Hawaii 2016). The investment scheme that Defendant/Debtor Jose Robert Del Valle (Del Valle)1 lured Plaintiff Cynthia Daniel (Daniel) to participate in was just such…
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- Elk Grove Unified School District v. NewdowSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
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