Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit June 13, 2002, No. 00-57134; BAP No. CC-99-01003-PMoRi (Shuval v. Spalter)

MEMORANDUM **

Debtor Arie Spalter appeals the decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (“BAP”) affirming the bankruptcy court’s order that his debt arising from a state court judgment for conversion is nondis-chargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(d). We review de novo, Scovis v. Henrichsen (In re Scovis), 249 F.3d 975, 980 (9th Cir.