Ghomeshi v. Sabban (In Re Sabban)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTALI, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtor, an unlicensed contractor, entered into a home improvement contract with the creditor. Prior to bankruptcy, a state court entered a judgment against the debtor in the amount of $123,500 and additionally awarded the creditor attorneys’ fees in the amount of $71,269.30. The creditor sought summary judgment from the bankruptcy court that all of the amounts awarded by the state court were nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A).1 The bankruptcy court ordered that the $123,500 award to the creditor was dischargeable but that the $71,269.30 in…
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