Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit May 6, 1983, 82-2074 (Seven Elves, Incorporated v. Jack S. Eskenazi)

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

The single issue presented for review is whether a judgment of a federal bankruptcy court discharging the debt of a defendant held liable in a malicious prosecution action operates as collateral estoppel in favor of the other defendants. We hold that collateral estoppel was properly invoked and affirm.

I.

Three different lawsuits make up the procedural history of this case.