Legal Opinion

Siragusa v. Siragusa (In re Siragusa)

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 20, 1994No. 92-16788PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge D.W. NELSON.

D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Dr. Vincent Siragusa appeals from the district court’s judgment affirming the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of his complaint based on comity. The bankruptcy court dismissed the action because it already was being litigated in state court. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

After 15 years of marriage, Dr. Siragusa and Joanne Siragusa were divorced in 1983. In the divorce decree, Dr. Siragusa agreed to pay Ms. Siragusa alimony of $3,000 per month for 60 months (“the alimony”). He also agreed to a division of the marital property…

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