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MATTER OF CATON

No. 98-30205 Summary Calendar.

157 F.3d 1026 (1998)

In the Matter of Gregory James CATON, Debtor. Gregory James CATON, Appellant, v. Kevin TRUDEAU, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Corrected November 3, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Jefferson Williams, Lake Charles, LA, for Appellant.

David J. Bradford, Frances F. Gecker, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, William J. Mize, Lake Charles, LA, for Appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and STEWART and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Gregory James Caton appeals the district court's affirmance of the bankruptcy court's application of collateral estoppel to an Illinois state court default judgment in its determination that said judgment was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6). For the reasons assigned, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

In January 1996, Kevin Trudeau filed a libel suit against Caton in Illinois state court based on statements Caton made in...

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