United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's debt is nondischargeable under the Bankruptcy Act as one for willful and malicious injury since it arose out of a published defamatory letter.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/12/2004
• Decided 03/23/2005
• Published 03/23/2005

Judges

• O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge., Before: O'SCANNLAIN, SILER, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Randall L. Wiens, Law Offices of Randall L. Wiens, Sacramento, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel P. Whaley, Law Office of Daniel P. Whaley, Sacramento, CA, for the respondent.