Legal Opinion
Stelmokas v. Kodzius
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 2, 2012No. 11-3193PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*602ORDER
Anthony Stelmokas filed an adversary action seeking to prevent the discharge in bankruptcy of a $14,000 debt owed to him by Vytautas Kodzius. After a bench trial, the bankruptcy court found for Kodzius and also ordered Stelmokas to pay the $5,000 in attorney’s fees incurred by Kod-zius in defending the suit. The district court upheld both rulings, and Stelmokas appeals. We agree with the bankruptcy court’s finding that Stelmokas failed to establish that the debt was exempt from discharge, but we conclude that the award of fees is not supported by the record.
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