Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Gabaldon (In Re Gabaldon)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MARK B. McFEELEY, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter came before the Court for trial on the merits on March 21, 1985. The complaint to determine dischargeability of a debt is based on a stipulated judgment filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico in Broadcast Music, Inc., v. John A. Gabaldon, CIV 82-0402 M, for copyright infringements under Title 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.

Because the judgment was silent as to the nature of the liability, this Court is required to look behind the judgment entered in that case to establish whether that debt should be…