Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Neilson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 6, 2008No. 06-56334PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
The bankruptcy court granted summary judgment in favor of the Trustee of the bankruptcy estate of Reed E. Slat-kin, avoiding under 11 U.S.C. § 548(a) and California Civil Code § 3439.04(a) certain transfers made by Slatkin during his operation of a Ponzi scheme. 1 The district court affirmed the grant of summary judgment. We have jurisdiction over this appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In May 2001, Slatkin filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Shortly thereafter, he was charged in a federal criminal case with mail fraud,…
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