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IN RE MAESTAS

Bankruptcy No. 04-24308-JES, Adversary No. 06-2165.

354 B.R. 844 (2006)

In Re Chano S. MAESTAS and Eunice A. Macstas, Debtors. Michael P. Maxwell, Trustee, Plaintiff, v. Michigan Fidelity Acceptance Corp., d/h/a Franklin Mortgage Funding, Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

October 31, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mont L. Martin, Wiernick, Martin and Neumaier, S.C., Milwaukee, WI, for Debtors.

DECISION

JAMES E. SHAPIRO, Bankruptcy Judge.

The doctrine of res judicata — often referred to in modern terminology as "claim preclusion" — has influenced the outcome of countless bankruptcy decisions in the past and, undoubtedly, will continue to do so in the future. When res judicata applies, it forecloses relitigation of claims which were either decided or could have been decided in...

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