In re: Frank Marzullo

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 00-2207
In Re: FRANK MARZULLO,
Debtor.
BLUM, FRANK & KAMINS COMPANIES, INCORPORATED,
Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
FRANK MARZULLO,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. Marvin J. Garbis, District Judge. (CA-99-
3801-MJG, AP-90-5060, AP-91-5169, BK-89-53695)
Submitted: March 30, 2001 Decided: April 24, 2001
Before NIEMEYER, TRAXLER, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Fredric J. Einhorn, Rockville, Maryland, for Appellant. Steven
Sarfatti, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Frank Marzullo appeals from the district court’s order af-
firming the bankruptcy court’s determination that the debt Marzullo
owed to Blum, Frank & Kamins Companies, Inc., was not dischargeable
in his bankruptcy case. In making this determination, the bank-
ruptcy court held that collateral estoppel applied to a default
judgment entered as a discovery sanction by the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia and thus precluded the
redetermination of whether Marzullo’s debt to Blum, Frank & Kamins
was attributable to “money obtained by . . . actual fraud . . . or
embezzlement.” See 11 U.S.C.A. § 523(a)(2) & (4) (West 1993 &
Supp. 2000). We have reviewed the parties’ briefs, the joint
appendix, and the lower courts’ opinions and find no reversible
error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district
court. Blum, Frank & Kamins Cos. v. Marzullo, Nos. CA-99-3801-MJG;
AP-90-5060; AP-91-5169; BK-89-53695 (D. Md. Aug. 9, 2000). We dis-
pense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions
are adequately presented in the materials before the court and
argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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