(BK) In Re Joseph H. Akins

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DOMINIQUE BLACK, No. 2:21-cv-02371-DJC Appellant, v. ORDER

JOSEPH H. ATKINS, Jr.,

Appellee. 16 Dominique Black, Appellant, brought an adversary action in the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California seeking a judgement that his claim was non- dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. §§ 523(a)(2)(A), (a)(4), and (a)(6). The Bankruptcy Court granted judgement in Appellee Joseph H. Atkins, Jr.’s favor, and Appellant now seeks reversal of the Bankruptcy’s Court’s decision. I. Background On February 19, 2010, Appellant secured a default judgement in the Superior Court of California, Marin County, against Joseph H. Atkins, Sr. (deceased) (“Debtor”)1 and three other defendants in Appellee’s suit for breach of contract and fraudulent inducement related to an oral contract and payments for repair and customization 27 1 All references to “Debtor” are to Joseph H. Atkins Sr., not his successor, Appellee Joseph H.…