IN RE JAFARI

No. 08-3994.

569 F.3d 644 (2009)

In re Robert B. JAFARI and Poopak A. Jafari, Debtors. Robert B. Jafari, Poopak A. Jafari and Mark Wittman, Postconfirmation Trustee, Appellants, v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and Desert Palace Inc. d/b/a Caesar's Palace, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 17, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard G. Leverson, Attorney (argued), Leverson & Metz, Milwaukee, WI, Mark Wittman, Gorski & Wittman, Marshfield, WI, for Appellants.

Roy L. Prange, Attorney (argued), Quarles & Brady, Madison, WI, Robert G. Aisenstein, Henderson, NV, for Appellees.

Before FLAUM, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Creditors Wynn Las Vegas LLC ("Wynn") and Desert Palace Inc. d/b/a Caesar's Palace ("Caesar's") filed timely proofs of claim against individual Chapter 11 debtors Robert and Amanda Jafari for gaming debts owing. Debtors objected to the proofs of claim. The bankruptcy court entered an order sustaining' objections and disallowing the claims, based on its finding that Wisconsin substantive law applied to the claims and the gaming debts were unenforceable...

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