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MATTER OF GOBER

No. 96-10063.

100 F.3d 1195 (1996)

In the Matter of Terry M. GOBER, Debtor. Terry M. GOBER, Appellant, v. TERRA + CORPORATION, doing business as LSMG, doing business as SMG Architect-Planners, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 10, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent Frank Brooks, Dallas, TX, for appellant.

Mark Xavier Mullin, Haynes & Boone, Dallas, TX, for appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and EMILIO M. GARZA and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the question of whether a state court default judgment entered as a sanction for discovery abuse is entitled to issue preclusive effect in a subsequent bankruptcy proceeding to determine the dischargeability of the judgment debt. In 1992, Appellee Terra + Corporation ("Terra") filed a complaint in bankruptcy court against Debtor-Appellant, Terry M. Gober, objecting to discharge of a judgment it had obtained against...

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