In Re Bankruptcy of David M. Posner, Bankrupt. David M. Posner v. Sam Tabone, in Re Bankruptcy of Leo Charles Weiskircher, Bankrupt. Leo Charles Weiskircher v. Sam Tabone

700 F.2d 1243 In re Bankruptcy of David M. POSNER, Bankrupt. David M. POSNER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sam TABONE, Defendant-Appellant. In re Bankruptcy of Leo Charles WEISKIRCHER, Bankrupt. Leo Charles WEISKIRCHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sam TABONE, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 81-5229, 82-5226 and 82-5227. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 4, 1982. Decided March 7, 1983. Nicolas Ferrara, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant. James J. Joseph, Danning, Gill, Gould & Joseph, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before FLETCHER and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and EAST, * Senior District Judge. PER CURIAM: 1 The above two causes were consolidated on appeal for briefing, argument, and disposition. 2 Creditor Tabone in each case appeals a final District Court judgment affirming a Bankruptcy Court judgment that voided an in personam judgment granted against debtors Posner and Weiskircher in state court in violation of Bankr. Rule 401. 1 We have jurisdiction under section 24 of the Bankruptcy Act of 1898 as amended (the Act), 11 U.S.C. Sec. 47 (a) (1976), 2…