Shirley Walker v. Arkansas Dept. of Correction

08-3021Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitDec 31, 2009

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1The Honorable James G. Mixon, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the
Eastern District of Arkansas.
2The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Arkansas.
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 09-1459
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Eddie Varnold Hamilton, *
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Appellant, *
* Appeal from the United States
v. * District Court for the Eastern
* District of Arkansas.
Nancy Hamilton, *
* [UNPUBLISHED]
Appellee. *
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Submitted: December 14, 2009
Filed: December 30, 2009
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Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, ARNOLD and BENTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
After a bankruptcy court 1 determined that Eddie V. Hamilton had converted
Nancy Hamilton's property, it determined that she had suffered $43,840.00 in damages
and held that this debt was not dischargeable. See 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6). The district
court 2 upheld the bankruptcy court's order on appeal. Mr. Hamilton asserts that in
reaching its judgment the bankruptcy court applied the wrong measure of damages

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and erred in assessing their amount. After a thorough review of the record, we detect
no error of law or fact and affirm the district court's judgment on the basis of the well-
reasoned opinions below. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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