Sasson

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

In re: ROBERT SASSON,  Debtor.

No. 03-16364

ROBERT SASSON,

BAP No. Appellant, v.  NC-02-01410- MaMeP

NORMAN F. SOKOLOFF, M.D., AMENDED

individually and as Trustee for OPINION

CAMELOT MEDICAL GROUP, INC.,

PROFIT SHARING PLAN,

Appellee.  Appeal from the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Perris, Meyers, and Marlar, Bankruptcy Judges, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 15, 2005—San Francisco, California

Filed August 25, 2005 Amended September 13, 2005

Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Susan P. Graber, and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Thomas

13047

IN RE: SASSON 13051

COUNSEL

David A. Boone and Susan D. Silveira, Law Offices of David A. Boone, San Jose, California, for the appellant.

Wayne A. Silver, Sunnyvale, California, for the appellee.

OPINION

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we are presented with the question of whether a bankruptcy court has subject matter jurisdiction to enter a money judgment in a nondischargeability adversary proceeding where the underlying debt has been…