Stephens v. Bigelow (In Re Bigelow)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARLAR, Bankruptcy Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Fred Stephens has appealed the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of his nondischargeability complaint. Stephens contends that the bankruptcy court erred by refusing to apply issue preclusion to a Washington state court default judgment. Alternatively, he argues that the bankruptcy court erred by not determining the debt to be a nondischargeable defalcation by a fiduciary, viz, the debtors criminal defense attorney. We AFFIRM.
FACTS
In 1995, Stephens was incarcerated in King County on a murder charge. He hired the debtor, Donovan Bigelow, who was…
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