United States Fifth Circuit

In a bankruptcy suit, the district court erred in not applying principles of collateral estoppel to a Louisiana appellate court's findings on the issue of whether a debt owed by defendant was for a willful and malicious injury.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/12/2005
• Published 01/12/2005

Judges

• KING, Chief Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and HIGGINBOTHAM and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roy A. Raspanti (argued), Metairie, LA, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• David Patrick Keating (argued), Opelousas, LA, for Appellee.