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C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Case below, 113 F.3d 17. *210Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied.

PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT In Re: AHMAD ALI MASSOUD ANSARI, Debtor. REZA PAHLAVI; MEDINA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, No. 96-1519 Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AHMAD ALI MASSOUD ANSARI, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Claude M. Hilton, District Judge. (CA-95-1423-A, BK-93-11245) Argued: April 7, 1997 Decided: May 8, 19

By JUDGE MARCUS D. WILLIAMS This matter involves two cases, Medina Development Company et al. v. Ahmad Ali Massoud Ansari, et al., Chancery No. 115845, and Ahmad Ali Massoud Ansari v. Reza Pahlavi et al., At Law No. 97435. Both cases involve many of the same parties, principals, and instrumentalities at issue. In the chancery case, the Bill of Complaint contains allegations of v

By JUDGE MARCUS D. WILLIAMS This case is presently before the Court upon defendant Pahlavi’s motion for summary judgment, pursuant to Rule 3:18 of the Rules of Virginia Supreme Court. Pahlavi has moved for summary judgment on each of the six remaining counts in plaintiff Ansari’s amended motion for judgment. The Court will rule on the counts in the order in which they are presented in the amended motion for judgment. The Cou

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge RUSSELL and Judge WILKINS joined. OPINION DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge: The question presented here is whether the district court properly held that a default judgment entered by a Virginia state court was entitled to collateral estoppel effect i

Rebecca B. Connelly, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE The matter before the Court is Pat Hanson's motion for summary judgment on her complaint to except her debt from Steven Conway Cassidy's discharge. For the following reasons, the Court grants the motion for summary judgment. On February 2, 2018, Mr. Cassidy filed his chapter 7 petition in this Court. Two months later, Ms. Hanson initiated this adversary complaint

By Judge Patricia Kelly Before the court is Defendant’s first Plea in Bar and Demurrers. The court heard argument on October 1, 2013, and took the matter under advisement. Following a thorough review of the pleadings and the law, the court finds as follows. I. Background Plaintiff filed suit, individually and derivatively as a Member of Northlake Park, L.L.C. (“NLP”), against

MEMORANDUM OPINION GLEN E. CONRAD, Chief Judge. In this appeal from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia, Crystal D. Lewis seeks review of the bankruptcy court’s memorandum opinion and order granting Clyde A. Long, Jr.’s motion for judgment on partial findings and denying her action for determination of a debt as nondischargeable. For the reasons that follow, th

FRANK J. SANTORO, United States Bankruptcy Judge On November 16, 2018, this matter came before the Court for trial on the Complaint to Determine Nondischargeability of Debt (the "Complaint") filed on February 13, 2017, by Brenda L. Chavis ("Chavis"), in her capacity as co-beneficiary of the probate estate of Bobbie F. Wynder (the "Estate"). The Complaint seeks a determination that an indebtedness owed by Leroy Mangrum, Jr. ("Mangru

MEMORANDUM OPINION DOUGLAS O. TICE JR., Chief Judge. Plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Cheatham, initiated this adversary proceeding by complaint filed August 24, 2011.1 They seek to except from discharge their prepetition state court judgment against debtor Christopher S. Bradley in the amount of $215,181.67. The complaint stated that the state court judgment was “for fraud

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Frank W. Volk, United States Bankruptcy Judge ' Pending is Plaintiff Donna L. Brannon’s motion for summary judgment. Ms, Bran-non prosecutes this adversary proceeding seeking a determination that a debt owed by Defendants Thomas Philip Reynolds and Angela Faye Reynolds is nondischargeable, pursuant .to sections 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(4), and (a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code

MEMORANDUM OPINION PAUL M. BLACK, Bankruptcy Judge. The matters before the Court are the Motion for Summary Judgment (“Motion”) filed by Don Fox, individually, and d/b/a Big Giant Warehouse (collectively “Plaintiff”), by counsel, and the Response thereto filed by Stanley Joseph Crowgey (“Defendant” or “Debtor”), by counsel. A hearing was held on September 9, 2014. On that same date, the matter was

311 B.R. 57 (2004) William Ray MILLER, Appellant, v. CIGNA INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Appellees. No. CIV. WDQ-04-215. Bankruptcy No. 00-6-1758-JS. United States District Court, D. Maryland, Northern Division. June 17, 2004. *59 James R. Schraf, Lipshultz and Hone Chtd., Silver Spring, MD, for Appellant and Debtor. Stephen

409 B.R. 373 (2009) In re Nathaniel Frederick RAEDER, Debtor. Jean J. Harrold, Plaintiff, v. Nathaniel Frederick Raeder, Defendant. Bankruptcy No. 08-189. Adversary No. 08-47. United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. West Virginia. July 29, 2009. *378 Thomas H. Fluharty, Clarksburg, WV, for Debtor. MEMORANDUM O

MEMORANDUM OPINION Brian F. Kenney, United States Bankruptcy Judge The Plaintiffs in this action seek a declaration of non-dischargeability based upon a judgment entered by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia finding the Defendant liable for torture, indiscriminate kllings and human rights abuses. Docket No. 1 (Complaint). The Plaintiffs are all former residents of Somalia, or in one

MEMORANDUM OPINION DENYING PLAINTIFF’S ACTION FOR DETERMINATION OF A DEBT AS NON-DISCHARGEABLE REBECCA B. CONNELLY, Bankruptcy Judge. Crystal Lewis filed this Adversary Proceeding complaint against Clyde Long to determine, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6), the dischargeability of his debt to her. This opinion follows a trial on the merits. Mr. Long is a debtor in this Court, and Ms. Lewis has voluntarily br

MEMORANDUM OPINION LENA MANSORI JAMES, UNITED STATES'BANKRUPTCY JUDGE THIS MATTER came before the court for hearing on August 25, 2016, after due and proper notice, upon the verified Motion to Set Aside Entry of Default and Default Judgment (“Motion”) filed by defendant Joseph Edward, Zering (“Debtor”). The Plaintiff did not file an objection or response to the Motion. Samantha Brum-baugh appeared on beha

404 B.R. 521 (2009) In re Harold Eugene HARMON, Debtor. Deborah Caruso, Plaintiff, v. Harold Eugene Harmon, Defendant. Bankruptcy No. 07-21292. Adversary No. 07-02048. United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri. April 15, 2009. *524 Harry D. Boul, William D. Rotts, Rotts & Gibbs, L.L.C., Columbia, MO, for Plaintiff.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge MICHAEL joined. Chief Judge WILLIAMS wrote a dissenting opinion. *286OPINION DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge: In this case, we confront a question of North Carolina law that the state courts have yet to address. We must determine whether a st