No. 25A1166

Aparna Vashisht-Rota v. Howell Management Services, LLC

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-04-22
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: bankruptcy-discharge defamation-judgment dischargeability section-523-a-6 subjective-intent willful-and-malicious-injury
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a debt arising from a state court judgment for defamation is dischargeable in bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6) when the judgment was entered based on presumed malice and deemed admissions rather than proof of the debtor's subjective intent to injure as required by Kawaauhau v. Geiger

Docket Entries

2026-04-15
Application (25A1166) for a stay, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Aparna Vashisht-Rota
Aparna Vashisht-Rota — Petitioner