In Re Patricia Ruth Snell, AKA Patricia Ruth Edwards, Debtor. Lucille Bernard v. Patricia Ruth Snell, AKA Patricia Ruth Edwards

103 F.3d 140 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Patricia Ruth SNELL, aka Patricia Ruth Edwards, Debtor. Lucille BERNARD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Patricia Ruth SNELL, aka Patricia Ruth Edwards, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-55393. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 7, 1996. Decided Nov. 18, 1996. 1 Before: BRUNETTI, TROTT and THOMAS, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Patricia Ruth Snell (aka Patricia Ruth Edwards), appeals the district court's partial reversal of the bankruptcy court's ruling that Appellee Lucille Bernard's state judgment against Snell was dischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523 (a). Snell also appeals the district court's decision to reverse the bankruptcy court's imposition of sanctions on Bernard. For the reasons stated below, we affirm. PROCEEDINGS BELOW 4 In 1981, Bernard recovered a judgment against Snell in California Superior Court. The court found that during her tenancy Snell's actions,…