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· 11/25/1996

In Re Thomas M. Kelly, Debtor. Chris Okoye v. Thomas M. Kelly

Citations

  • 100 F.3d 110
  • 96 Daily Journal DAR 14176
  • 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8528
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 30391
  • 1996 WL 677116

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • state court judgment finding debtor liable for legal malpractice only amounted to a finding of negligence, therefore it was not properly used to find malicious and willful injury based on the doctrine of collateral estoppel
  • “a party [seeking the application 25 of issue preclusion] must introduce a record sufficient to reveal 26 the controlling facts and pinpoint the exact issues litigated in 27 the prior action”
  • “a party [seeking the application 25 of issue preclusion] must introduce a record sufficient to reveal 26 the controlling facts and pinpoint the exact issues litigated in 27 the prior action”

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Judges: Beezer, Thompson, Gillmor

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