Matthews v. Gamboa

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA JAMES S. MATTHEWS, JR. ) ) ) Plaintiff/Appellant, ) v. ) Case No. CIV-20-566-D ) (Bankruptcy No. 11-16261-JDL) JORGE GAMBOA, ) ) Defendant/Appellee. ) ORDER Plaintiff/Appellant James S. Matthews, an attorney representing himself, initiated an adversary proceeding in Defendant/Appellee Jorge Gamboa’s Chapter 13 bankruptcy case. In the adversary proceeding, Mr. Matthews asserted that Mr. Gamboa owed him a debt for unpaid legal services that was nondischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(3). Following a trial, the…