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IN RE SPIRTOS

No. 98-55101.

221 F.3d 1079 (2000)

In re Basil N. SPIRTOS, Debtor. Thelma V. Spirtos, Appellant, v. Irene Moreno, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 4, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michelle Spirtos argued the cause for Appellant. On the briefs were Jon J. Eardley, Santa Monica, CA, and John B. Spirtos, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Washington, D.C.

Ronald A. Cher, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause for Appellee. With him on the brief was Joseph L. Shalant.

Before: JAMES R. BROWNING, KOZINSKI and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

In 1983, Irene Moreno won a medical malpractice judgment against Dr. Basil Spirtos. See Moreno v. Beverly Hosp., No. C242972 (L.A.Super.Ct. Apr. 18, 1983). Four years later, Basil declared bankruptcy. Moreno filed three proofs of claim based on the judgment in Basil's bankruptcy estate. Basil was granted a discharge in April 1996, one month before his death.

Following the discharge, the trustee of Basil's estate filed an objection...

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