Opinion ID: 503469
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Fraud and Bad Faith

Text: 9 Formation claims that the circumstances of this case indicate bad faith or fraud on the part of Gulf Union. It claims that Gulf Union created the sham of a regulatory approval obstacle because it was unsuccessful in extending the thirty day free look period of paragraph 8.0. Formation claims Gulf Union contrived this obstacle to escape its obligations under the Agreement. 10 Regardless of the merit of this theory, we are unable to consider it. Formation failed to raise the allegations before the district court, and this omission cannot be cured now. Factual assertions that defeat a summary judgment must be presented to the district court, not introduced for the first time at the appellate level. DeBardeleben v. Cummings, 453 F.2d 320, 324 (5th Cir.1972).