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Nature of Suit Code: 422
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158
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TENTH CIRCUIT 

In re: GEORGE WAYNE OWENS, 

SHIRLEY LYVONNE OWENS, 

Debtors, 

JOHN A. CIMINO, Interim 

Appellant, 

Trustee,) 

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GEORGE WAYNE OWENS, SHIRLEY, 

LYVONNE OWENS, 

Appellees. 

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Tenth Circuit 

NOV 5 1992 

ROBERT L. HOECKER Clerk . 

No. 92-1173 

(D.C. No. 91-K-173) 

(D. Colo.) 

ORDER AND JUDGMENT* 

Before MOORE, TACHA, and BRORBY, Circuit Judges. 

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel 

has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially 

assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 

34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.9. The case is therefore ordered 

submitted without oral argument. 

This appeal is from an order of the district court finding 

that the bankruptcy court abused its discretion when it entered a 

* This order and judgment has no precedential value and shall 

not be cited, or used by any court within the Tenth Circuit, 

except for purposes of establishing the doctrines of the law of 

the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. 10th Cir. R. 

36.3. 

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default judgment against defendants in this bankruptcy proceeding. 

Appellant appeals on the grounds that appellee Shirley Owens never 

filed an answer to appellant's complaint objecting to her 

discharge, and that appellee George Owens filed an answer prose 

but never served it upon the trustee. The trustee filed a motion 

for entry of default judgment which was granted and then set aside 

by the bankruptcy court. When the motion was set aside, the 

bankruptcy court stated that it would entertain appellees' motion 

to file an amended answer but no such answer was ever filed. The 

district court found that the bankruptcy court had abused its 

discretion in entering a default judgment against the appellees. 

We review the decision of the district court to determine 

whether the district court abused its discretion in reversing the 

bankruptcy court's grant of default judgment against the 

appellees. We hold that the district court did not abuse its 

discretion and affirm for substantially the reasons given by the 

district court. AFFIRMED. The mandate shall issue forthwith. 

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ENTERED FOR THE COURT 

Deanell Reece Tacha 

Circuit Judge 

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