· 6/21/1993
In the Matter of Jakov Bulic, Doing Business as Stone Lodge Motel, and Olean Bulic, Doing Business as Stone Lodge Motel, Debtors-Appellants
Citations
- 997 F.2d 299
- 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 15113
- 24 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 664
- 1993 WL 218443
How courts have described this case
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- dismissing case for failure to timely designate after finding of fact that bankruptcy case not filed in good faith but as litigation tactic in family feud
- applying issue preclusion to prevent debtors from relitigating issues decided by Indiana state court
- affirming dismissal where: (1) appellant filed designation of items and statement of issues on appeal a few days late; (2) appellant’s counsel failed to read or follow the current Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure; and (3) appellant exhibited bad faith
- “The bankruptcy court could not re-examine either the existence or the amount of the debt unless the debtor could attack the judgment as being obtained by extrinsic fraud.”
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Judges: Easterbrook, Kanne, Will
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