Melton v. Moore

964 F.2d 880 Bankr. L. Rep. P 74,605 Pat MELTON; Bonnie Melton, a marital community, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Floyd Randall MOORE, aka F. Randall Moore, aka Randy Moore, dba Randy's Automotive, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-35080. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 4, 1991 * . Decided Jan. 13, 1992. Opinion withdrawn Feb. 24, 1992. Resubmitted April 27, 1992. Filed May 15, 1992. John K. Davis, Weinstein, Hacker & Matthews, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants. Stephen K. Kortemeier, Loucks & Lamb, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before: WRIGHT, THOMPSON and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge: 1 In Grogan v. Garner, --- U.S. ----, 111 S.Ct. 654, 661 , 112 L.Ed.2d 755 (1991), the Supreme Court held that the standard of proof for the dischargeability exceptions contained in section 523(a) of the Bankruptcy Code is the ordinary preponderance of the evidence standard, rather than the clear and convincing standard. In this appeal, we decide whether we should apply the preponderance of the evidence standard retroactively. 2 We have…