Legal Opinion
Jon E. Lunsford, Sr. v. Process Technologies Services, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 15, 2017No. 16-11578PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*965WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to decide whether a bankruptcy court made a finding of fact that a debtor violated state securities laws. After a business venture went awry, Process Technologies obtained a judgment in state court against Jon Lunsford for violations of state securities laws. Lunsford then filed for bankruptcy. A debtor ordinarily may discharge debts in bankruptcy, 11 U.S.C. § 727, but not if the debt “is for the violation of ... securities laws” and results from a court judgment, § 523(a)(19)(A)-(B). Process Technologies filed an adversary proceeding in…
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