United States Ninth Circuit

In debtors' appeal from a bankruptcy court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the trustee, holding that the trustee could recover criminal restitution payments, the order is affirmed where: 1) district court decisions did not bind bankruptcy courts in other districts; and 2) criminal restitution payments were recoverable by a trustee in bankruptcy as preferences under 11 U.S.C. section 547(b).

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/12/2010
• Published 08/12/2010

Judges

• N. Randy Smith

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Reem J. Bello, Virginia O’Ryan Hoyt