Schriver v. Valley Stream Financial Corp. (In Re Schriver)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

At issue in this bankruptcy appeal is whether either of two state court judgments are entitled to preclusive effect in a subsequent federal bankruptcy proceeding to determine the dischargeability of a judgment debt. More specifically, the questions presented are:(1) whether a Pennsylvania court default judgment is entitled to collateral estop-pel effect in a federal bankruptcy discharge proceeding; and(2) whether a Virginia court final order denying a homestead exemption on the basis of the res judicata effect of a Pennsylvania judgment is entitled to…