Wilfred Sheppard v. Arcelia Love, No. 16-51445 (5th Cir. 2017)

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Case: 16-51445 Document: 00513960910 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/20/2017 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 16-51445 Summary Calendar In the Matter of: WILFRED SHEPPARD United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED April 20, 2017 Lyle W. Cayce 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. * Case: 16-51445 Document: 00513960910 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/20/2017 No. 16-51445 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. 2

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