Legal Opinion

Mandalay Resort Group v. Miller (In Re Miller)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 2, 2003No. BAP No. CC-02-1298-PKMa. Bankruptcy No. LA 01-41847-SB. Adversary No. LA 02-01149-SBPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PERRIS, Bankruptcy Judge.

Appellant Mandalay Resort Group (“Mandalay”) appeals from the bankruptcy court’s dismissal of its Complaint to Determine Nondischargeability of Debt and for Entry of Judgment for Money (“the complaint”). The bankruptcy court dismissed the complaint on the basis that gambling debts are not enforceable under California law. The bankruptcy court erred in dismissing the complaint because Nevada law, not California law, applies and gambling debts, like the one at issue here, are enforceable under Nevada law. We REVERSE and REMAND.

FACTS

Debtor, a California resident,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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3Cited by22 opinions

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