Aldrich v. Belmore (In Re Belmore)

SUMMARY ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

TERRY L. MYERS, Bankruptcy Judge.

Plaintiffs asserted that their claim against the Defendants should be excepted from discharge under § 523(a)(6) 1 as a “willful and malicious injury.” Following trial, Bankruptcy Judge Alfred C. Hagan entered a Memorandum of Decision agreeing that the requirements of § 523(a)(6) had been met. That decision was entered on December 17, 1997. The then-current standard for such matters was Impulsora Del Territorio Sur v. Cecchini (In re Cecchini), 780 F.2d 1440, 1443 (9th Cir.1986). Judge Hagan expressly applied that…