Legal Opinion

Barnes v. Belice (In Re Belice)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 2, 2011No. BAP No. SC-10-1423-MkHKi. Bankruptcy No. 09-14236. Adversary No. 09-90576PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARKELL, Bankruptcy Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Michael Barnes (“Barnes”) claims debtor Jason Belice (“Belice”) obtained loans from him by fraud. When Belice filed a chapter 7 1 bankruptcy and attempted to discharge those debts, Barnes objected. He filed an adversary proceeding under § 523(a)(2), alleging that Belice lied about various parts of his financial life and his assets in order to obtain the loan.

Belice objected to Barnes’ complaint, and the bankruptcy court granted several motions by Belice to dismiss it. Ultimately, the bankruptcy court held that Belice’s alleged lies and…

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