In Re Gilbert G. Kovelman Joyce A. Kovelman, Debtors. William K. Rieber v. Gilbert G. Kovelman Richard A. Bardin

52 F.3d 333 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. In re Gilbert G. KOVELMAN; Joyce A. Kovelman, Debtors. William K. RIEBER, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Gilbert G. KOVELMAN; Richard A. Bardin, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-56608. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 6, 1995. * Decided April 7, 1995. Before: NOONAN, O'SCANNLAIN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 William Rieber sued his former law partners in state court, alleging that partners Gilbert Kovelman and Richard Bardin had defrauded the partnership prior to Rieber's retirement. After Kovelman filed a petition in bankruptcy, Rieber filed an adversary proceeding in bankruptcy against Kovelman and Bardin. The proceeding was referred to the district court, which entered summary judgment in favor of Kovelman and Bardin. We affirm. 3 In opposing a motion for summary judgment, the nonmoving party "must do more than simply show that there is some metaphysical doubt as to the…