Case: 16-51445 Document: 00513960910 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/20/2017
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
No. 16-51445
Fifth Circuit
FILED
Summary Calendar April 20, 2017
Lyle W. Cayce
In the Matter of: WILFRED SHEPPARD Clerk
Debtor
WILFRED SHEPPARD,
Appellant
v.
ARCELIA LOVE,
Appellee
Appeals from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. 6:16-CV-169
Before KING, DENNIS, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Wilfred Sheppard appeals the bankruptcy court’s ruling that a debt he
owes his sister—a million dollar state court judgment she obtained in a dispute
about a real estate partnership—is not dischargeable. Sheppard’s failure to
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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provide the district court or this court with a transcript of the bankruptcy
court’s oral ruling prevents him from demonstrating any factual error. In re
Foster, 644 F. App’x. 336, 338 (5th Cir. 2016). He also cannot challenge the
validity of the state court default judgment in this bankruptcy proceeding. See
In re Reitnauer, 152 F.3d 341, 343-44 (5th Cir. 1998). His other arguments
were either not raised below or are unavailing. AFFIRMED.
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Wilfred Sheppard v. Arcelia Love
Combined Opinion