Legal Opinion
In Re: Billy Franklin Baldwin, Debtor. Billy Franklin Baldwin, B.A.P. v. Zachary Kilpatrick
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 9, 2001No. 00-15332PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether the bankruptcy court was correct to give preclusive effect to an issue raised in a prior state court proceeding. Because we conclude that the state court’s treatment of the issue in question satisfies California’s threshold requirements for the application of collateral estoppel, and because we conclude that application of collateral estoppel in this context would further the policies underlying the doctrine, we affirm the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s decision affirming the bankruptcy court.
Background
On April 6, 1995, Zachary Kilpatrick…
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