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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

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R. WAYNE KLEIN, the court-appointed 

receiver of U.S. Ventures LC, Winsome 

Investment Trust, and the assets of Robert 

J. Andres and Robert L. Holloway, 

 Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

ROBERTO E. PENEDO, 

 Defendant - Appellant.

No. 14-4039

(D.C. No. 2:12-CV-00049-DN)

(D. Utah)

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ORDER

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Before GORSUCH, BACHARACH, and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.

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Roberto Penedo appeals a $197,000 judgment against him and in favor of 

Receiver R. Wayne Klein. After filing this appeal, Penedo filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy 

and the appeal was abated in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay 

provision.

On March 19, 2015, the Receiver provided the court with a notice of discharge in 

Penedo’s bankruptcy case. The court then directed the parties to file written responses 

addressing the impact of the discharge on the abatement and further proceedings in this 

appeal. This matter is before us on the Receiver’s response to the court’s order. Penedo 

has not responded.

FILED

United States Court of Appeals

Tenth Circuit

April 21, 2015

Elisabeth A. Shumaker

Clerk of Court

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The Receiver concedes that the bankruptcy discharge voids the judgment at issue 

in this appeal and he is prohibited from collecting on it. See 11 U.S.C. § 524(a); see also 

In re Walker, 927 F.2d 1138, 1141 (10th Cir. 1991). Accordingly, the abatement is lifted 

and this appeal is dismissed as moot.

A copy of this order shall stand as and for the mandate of the court. 

Entered for the Court

ELISABETH A. SHUMAKER, Clerk

by: Jane K. Castro

 Counsel to the Clerk

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