Legal Opinion
Shadow Factory Films Ltd. v. Swilley (In Re Swilley)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina
Decided April 17, 2003No. 19-00478PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JOHN E. WAITES, Bankruptcy Judge.
THIS MATTER comes before the Court upon the Motion for Summary Judgment (the “Motion”) filed by Shadow Factory Films Ltd., Co. (“Plaintiff’). Plaintiff urges the Court to apply the principles of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or judicial estoppel to bar John F. Swilley (“Debtor” or “Defendant”) from asserting that the debt arising from prior litigation with Plaintiff is dischargeable. With Defendant thus estopped, Plaintiff asks the Court to grant its Motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 7056 and declare that the debt at issue is…
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