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In the Matter of Richard C. Scarlata, Debtor. Goldberg Securities, Inc. v. Richard C. Scarlata, Debtor-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 26, 1993No. 91-2304PublishedCited by 250 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

Richard Searlata, a market maker who formerly traded options at the Chicago Board of Exchange (CBOE), seeks a discharge in bankruptcy from a $4 million debt owed to the firm who cleared his accounts at the CBOE, Goldberg Securities, Inc. (Goldberg). The bankruptcy court barred Searlata from discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A) but found § 523(a)(6) inapplicable to this case. In re Scarlata, 112 B.R. 279 (B.C.N.D.Ill.1990). The district court reversed the bankruptcy court’s finding under § 523(a)(2)(A), affirmed under § 523(a)(6), and granted Searlata a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Tinker v. ColwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  3. Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. In the Matter of James Michael Zarzynski and Kathryn Kleist Zarzynski, Debtors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. George J. Luddington v. Indiana Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by250 opinions

  1. Vicom, Inc. v. Harbridge Merchant Services, Inc., as Successor in Interest to Peach Tree Bancard Corporation, Judy Elliot, James ElliotCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  2. In the Matter of Marvin C. THIRTYACRE, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  3. In the Matter of John E. Mayer and Deborah Mayer, Debtors-Appellants v. Spanel International Ltd. And Bank One-Rockford, N.A., Creditors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  4. Ojeda v. GoldbergCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  5. Banner Oil Co. v. Bryson (In Re Bryson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995

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