United States Ninth Circuit

A debtor who prevails over a creditor at a nondischargeability hearing need not request attorney's fees in his answer, under 11 USC 523(a)(2)(A), if he includes the request in a pretrial statement, since a pretrial statement effectively amends the answer.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/06/2001
• Published 02/06/2001

Judges

• TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:, Before:  THOMPSON, O'SCANNLAIN, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stewart D. Rine, Concord, California, for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Warren A. Jones, Sacramento, California, for the appellee.