Robert Earl Fillet v. Barbara A. Fillet

996 F.2d 1224 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert Earl FILLET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Barbara A. FILLET, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-55932. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 10, 1993. * Decided June 25, 1993. 1 Before: BROWNING, BRIGHT, ** and TANG, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 The parties are familiar with the facts and issues presented by this appeal and we will not repeat them here. 4 In an action between the same parties appearing here, the New York Supreme Court decided that Robert's alimony debts to Barbara were not dischargeable in bankruptcy and that the New York court's temporary restraining order was not void under 11 U.S.C. § 524 (a). The Federal Full Faith and Credit Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1738 , "obliges federal courts to give the same preclusive effect to a state-court judgment as would the courts of the State rendering the judgment." McDonald v. City of West Branch, 466 U.S. 284, 287 (1984). Under…