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 in a subsequent federal bankruptcy case. Because the law of the state where the original litigation occurred controls the preclusive...
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