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RICHARDSON v. KOCH LAW FIRM, P.C.

No. 12-3868.

768 F.3d 732 (2014)

Scott Ian RICHARDSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE KOCH LAW FIRM, P.C., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 26, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott I. Richardson , Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for appellant.

Richard M. Kuntz , Attorney, Edward R. Ruberry , Attorney, Ruberry, Stalmack & Garvey, LLC, Chicago, IL, for appellee.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Scott Richardson incurred an educational debt in 1988 but did not pay. Indiana University, the creditor, filed suit in May 1998, in state court, and a trial was scheduled for September 7, 2000. Richardson filed a bankruptcy petition on September 1 but did not tell the state court, the University, or The Koch Law Firm, P.C., its counsel. Nor did he appear for trial. The state judge entered a default judgment, which the Law Firm tried unsuccessfully...

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