Bankr. L. Rep. P 76,645, 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7281, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12,429 in Re Bruce P. Zelis, Debtor. George Papadakis Christina Papadakis v. Bruce P. Zelis

66 F.3d 205 Bankr. L. Rep. P 76,645, 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7281 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 12 ,429 In re Bruce P. ZELIS, Debtor. George PAPADAKIS; Christina Papadakis, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Bruce P. ZELIS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-15073. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 15, 1995 * . Decided Sept. 15, 1995. Jon R. Vaught, Oakland, CA, for defendant-appellant. Robert E. White, Susan C. Rushakoff, Law Offices of Robert E. White, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. Before: HUG, ALARCON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellant, Bruce Zelis, appeals the decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel ("BAP") affirming the bankruptcy court's determination that two sanctions orders against Zelis were nondischargeable debts under 11 U.S.C. Sec. 523 (a)(6). For the reasons explained below, we affirm in part and reverse in part. STANDARD OF REVIEW 2 We review de novo the bankruptcy court's grant of summary judgment. In re Bullion Reserve of North America, 922 F.2d 544, 546 (9th Cir.1991). FACTS 3 In 1974, the Papadakises invested in a partnership with appellant, Zelis, and…