Legal Opinion
Ries v. Sukut
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado
Decided August 1, 2006No. 19-10616PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ELIZABETH E. BROWN, Bankruptcy Judge.
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the parties’ briefs as to whether this Court should give collateral estoppel effect to a prior state court judgment entered against the Defendant for fraud. Plaintiffs commenced this adversary proceeding, seeking to except their judgment debt from discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2). They contend that the state court judgment bars re-litigation of the underlying facts. The Court being otherwise advised in the premises hereby FINDS AND CONCLUDES:
I. Background and Procedural History
Ms. Sukut entered into a…
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