Carmona v. Morrison

ORDER AFFIRMING BANKRUPTCY COURT DECISION

THOMAS L. LUDINGTON, District Judge.

Appellants Linda Morrison and Vanessa Gomez (“Morrison” and “Gomez”) and cross-appellant Conrad Carmona Sr. (“Carmona”) appeal the bankruptcy court’s denials of their cross-motions for summary judgment in an order dated April 23, 2009. Both sides contend that principles of collateral estoppel or res judicata operate to decide the question of whether a debt owed by Carmona to Morrison and Gomez, pursuant to state-court judgments for $10,000 each, entered pursuant to Michigan’s case evaluation procedures, are…