L'AnzA Rsch. Int'l, Inc. v. Quality King Distributors, Inc., a New York Corp., 143 F.3d 525 (9th Cir. 1998). · Go Syfert
L'AnzA Rsch. Int'l, Inc. v. Quality King Distributors, Inc., a New York Corp., 143 F.3d 525 (9th Cir. 1998). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“the allowance or disal-lowance of a claim in bankruptcy is binding and conclusive on all parties or their privies, and ... furnishes a basis for a plea of res judicata”
387 citation events (363 in the last 25 years) across 69 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: In re: Carolyn L. Burke (bap9, 2019-11-25) · Strongest negative: In Re Giordano (paeb, 1999-06-08)
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cited Cited "but see" In Re Giordano
Bankr. E.D. Pa. · 1999 · signal: but cf. · confidence high
But cf. Siegel v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 528-31 (9th Cir.1998) (questioning County Fuel).
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) In re: Carolyn L. Burke
9th Cir. BAP · 2019 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
siegel's decision to pursue a whole new course of litigation made him subject to the strictures of the attorney's fee provision
discussed Cited as authority (verbatim quote) Hann v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (Hann) (2×) also: Cited as authority (rule)
1st Cir. BAP · 2012 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
the allowance or disal-lowance of a claim in bankruptcy is binding and conclusive on all parties or their privies, and ... furnishes a basis for a plea of res judicata
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) In re Halsey McLean Minor (2×) also: Cited "see"
C.D. Cal. · 2021 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
that matters decided in 16 bankruptcy.
cited Cited as authority (rule) In re Claude Dennis Wilkes v. The Santana Row-Forest Building Condominium Homeowners Association, et al.
Bankr. N.D. Cal. · 2026 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 533-35 (9th 27 Cir. 1998)).
cited Cited as authority (rule) In re Claude Dennis Wilkes v. The Santana Row-Forest Building Condominium Homeowners Association, et al.
Bankr. N.D. Cal. · 2026 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 533-35 (9th 27 Cir. 1998)).
cited Cited as authority (rule) In re: Alexander Von Neitsch AND Elena Von Neitsch
9th Cir. BAP · 2026 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 533 (9th Cir. 1998).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Cashman Equipment Corporation, Inc. v. Cardi Corporation, Inc.
R.I. · 2025 · confidence medium
F. LLC, 836 F.3d 1028, 1035 (9th Cir. 2016) (quoting Siegel v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, 143 F.3d 525, 533 (9th Cir. 1998)). 6 We note that the same federal courts generally hold the opposite if the contract itself contemplated attorneys’ fees and the attorneys’ fees are part of the contract damages awarded.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Hurst-Castl v. Long Term Capital Partnership VI, LLC (2×) also: Cited "see"
D. Nev. · 2025 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 529 (9th Cir. 9 1998) (quoting United States v. Coast Wineries, Inc., 131 F.2d 643, 648 (9th Cir. 1942)). 10 Plaintiff does not put forth any arguments or rebuttals regarding elements one and three. 11 (See generally Resp.); see LR 7-2 (“The failure of an opposing party to file points and 12 authorities in response to any motion . . . constitutes a consent to the granting of the motion.”). 13 But she does argue that res judicata does not bar her claims because her former claims were not 14 adjudicated on the merits in the Quiet Title Action nor in the Claim Allowance O…
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Roe v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company NA (2×)
W.D. Wash. · 2025 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 533 (9th Cir. 18 1998)).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Brown v. Transworld Systems Inc
W.D. Wash. · 2024 · confidence medium
Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 20 143 F.3d 525, 528 (9th Cir. 1998). 21 The first requirement, that the bankruptcy court reached a final judgment on the merits, is 22 met.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Mallinckrodt PLC v.
3rd Cir. · 2024 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 533 (9th Cir. 1998); In re Sure-Snap Corp., 983 F.2d 1015 , 1018 (11th Cir. 1993).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) CCC Capital Investments, LLC v. National Default Servicing Corporation (2×) also: Cited "see"
D. Nev. · 2024 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 531 (9th Cir. 1998).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Radecki v. Bank of America, N.A.
D. Nev. · 2024 · confidence medium
Corp., 24 143 F.3d 525, 531 (9th Cir. 1998).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Tim Radecki v. The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-BC5
D. Nev. · 2024 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 529 (9th Cir. 1998)).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Cindy B Scherman
Bankr. E.D. Ky. · 2023 · confidence medium
Mich. 2002) (citing Siegel v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 532 (9th Cir. 1998)).
cited Cited as authority (rule) In re Hermann Muennichow
C.D. Cal. · 2023 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 529 (9th 23 24 4 The Trustee argues the Court should review the bankruptcy court’s application of claim 25 preclusion for abuse of discretion.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Porter Development Partners, LLC and PPP Management, LLC
Bankr. S.D. Tex. · 2023 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 529 (9th Cir. 1998). 44 FED R.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Ditech Holding Corporation
Bankr. S.D.N.Y. · 2022 · confidence medium
In that case, the court held that “the allowance or disallowance of a claim in bankruptcy is binding and conclusive on all parties or their privies, and being in the nature of a final judgment, furnishes a basis for a plea of res judicata.” Id. at 529 (internal quotation marks omitted); see also In re Los Gatos Lodge, Inc., 278 F.3d 890, 894 (9th Cir. 2002) (“Proofs of claims themselves are not final judgments giving rise to res judicata, but the bankruptcy court's allowance or disallowance of a proof of claim is a final judgment.”).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Myer's Lawn Care Services, Inc. v. Fragala
Bankr. E.D.N.Y. · 2022 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 530 (9th Cir. 1998) (finding that the allowance of a claim without objection under § 502(a), even in the absence of a separate order, is a final judgment giving rise to res judicata); see also Tr. of Operating Eng’rs Local 325 Pension Fund v. Bourdow Contracting, Inc., 919 F.3d 368 , 382–83 (6th Cir. 2019) (same).
cited Cited as authority (rule) In re: Ara Eric Hunanyan
9th Cir. BAP · 2022 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 529 (9th Cir. 1998)).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Samuel v. West Coast Servicing Incorporated
D. Ariz. · 2022 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 530 (9th Cir. 1998) (holding once 24 “the validity of the claim has been determined on the merits, and attacks upon it that ‘could 25 have been asserted’ cannot be raised in later proceedings”).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Jessica Saepoff v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
9th Cir. · 2022 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 528 (9th Cir. 1998).
examined Cited as authority (rule) Cruz v. Valerio Townhomes Homeowners Assn. CA2/5 (4×)
Cal. Ct. App. · 2022 · confidence medium
(Association of Irritated Residents v. Department of Conservation (2017) 11 Cal.App.5th 1202, 1218 (Association of Irritated Residents) [“Because it is a question of law, we review de novo the trial court’s conclusion that res judicata was applicable in this case”].) Under title 11 of United States Code section 502, subdivision (a), “[a] claim or interest, proof of which is filed under section 501 of this title . . . , is deemed allowed, unless a party in interest . . . objects.” The “allowance or disallowance of ‘a claim in bankruptcy is binding and conclusive on all parties or …
cited Cited as authority (rule) Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Santa and Associated Case in US District Court
Bankr. D.N.M. · 2021 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 530 (9th Cir. 1998).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Simpkins v. Deimler
M.D. Penn. · 2021 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 529 (9th Cir. 1998).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Ditech Holding Corporation
Bankr. S.D.N.Y. · 2020 · confidence medium
Siegel, 143 F.3d at 533 (citations omitted).
cited Cited as authority (rule) In Re: Enrique V. Greenberg
S.D. Cal. · 2020 · confidence medium
Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 529 (9th Cir.1998)).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) In re: Francisco Ramirez Ramirez and Aurora Mendez Barajas (2×) also: Cited "see"
9th Cir. BAP · 2020 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 530-31 (9th Cir. 1998), is dispositive.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Steven Max Pottorff
Bankr. D. Idaho · 2020 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 530 (9th Cir. 1998) (quoting Robertson v. Isomedix, Inc. (In re Intl.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Nathaniel Lane v. the Bank of New York Mellon
9th Cir. · 2020 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 529 (9th Cir. 1998).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Stewart v. Geissler
W.D. Wash. · 2020 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 528-29 (9th Cir. 1998) (internal 9 || quotation omitted).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Mohr v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee (2×)
D. Haw. · 2019 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 529-30 (9th Cir. 1998) (holding that “a bankruptcy court’s allowance or disallowance of a claim is a final judgment” for purposes of res judicata); see also McClain, 793 F.2d at 1033 (recognizing the preclusive effect of a prior bankruptcy-court decision).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Janeene Hope Vickers Moore-McKinney
Bankr. N.D. Ga. · 2019 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 529 (9th Cir. 1998) (citing U.S. v. Coast Wineries, 131 F.2d 643, 648 (9th Cir.1942)). “[T]he allowance or disallowance of a claim in bankruptcy should be given like effect as any other judgment of a competent court, in a subsequent suit against the bankrupt or any one in privity with him.’” Bank of Lafayette v. Baudoin (In re Baudoin), 981 F.2d 736, 742 (5th Cir.1993) (finding that a bankruptcy order allowing a proof of claim is a final judgment to be given res judicata effect).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Nathalie Sims v. RoundPoint Mtge Servicing Corp
5th Cir. · 2019 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 529 (9th Cir.1998)) (“[T]he allowance or disallowance of ‘a claim in bankruptcy is bind- ing and conclusive on all parties or their privies, and being in the nature of a final judgment, furnishes a basis for a plea of res judicata’”.).
cited Cited as authority (rule) State of Colorado v. Robert J. Hopp & Associates, LLC
Colo. Ct. App. · 2018 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 534 (9th Cir. 1998)). ¶ 15 Castellino Villas is inapposite here.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) George Gehron v. Christiana Trust
9th Cir. · 2017 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 528-29 (9th Cir. 1998) (applying res judica-ta to claims a borrower could have brought against the lender in an earlier bankruptcy proceeding); United States v. Coast Wineries, 131 F.2d 643, 648 (9th Cir. 1942) (“[A]n order disallowing a claim in bankruptcy is binding and conclusive on all parties or their privies, and being in the nature of a final judgment, furnishes a basis for a plea of res judicata.”).
cited Cited as authority (rule) In re: Aida Aziz
9th Cir. BAP · 2017 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 529 (9th Cir. 1998)), with Ctr.
cited Cited as authority (rule) In re: Aida Aziz
9th Cir. BAP · 2017 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 529 (9th Cir. 1998)), with Ctr.
cited Cited as authority (rule) Kerr v. American Alternative Insurance Corp. (In re One World Adoption Services, Inc.)
Bankr. N.D. Ga. · 2017 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 528-31 (9th Cir. 1998); Bank of Lafayette v. Baudoin (In re Baudoin), 981 F.2d 736, 740 (5th Cir. 1993); EDP Med.
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Jacqueline Warner v. Cmg Mortgage, Inc.
9th Cir. · 2017 · confidence medium
Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 528-29 (9th Cir. 1998) (holding borrower’s action against lender was barred by the res judicata effect of a related bankruptcy proceeding); United States v. Coast Wineries, 131 F.2d 643, 648 (9th Cir. 1942) (“[A]n order disallowing a claim in bankruptcy is binding and conclusive on all parties or their privies, and being in the nature of a final judgment, furnishes a basis for a plea of res judicata.”).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Opperwall v. Bank of America, N.A.
N.D. Cal. · 2016 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 529 (9th Cir. 1998) (quoting In re Int’l Nutronics, Inc., 28 F.3d 965, 970 (9th Cir. 1994)).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Rescap Liquidating Trust v. PHH Mortgage Corp. (In re Residential Capital, LLC)
S.D.N.Y. · 2016 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 531 (9th Cir.1998)); see also In re Gillespie, 516 B.R. at 591 (noting Ybarra rule reflects that Congress “did not intend to insulate debtors from costs associated with postpetition acts”) (citing Ybarra, 424 F.3d at 1024)).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Picerne Construction Corp. v. Castellino Villas, A. K. F. LLC (In Re Castellino Villas, A. K. F. LLC)
9th Cir. · 2016 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 534 (9th Cir. 1998).
cited Cited as authority (rule) In re: Rodolfo Velasquez
9th Cir. BAP · 2016 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 528-31 (9th Cir. 1998).
cited Cited as authority (rule) In re: Rodolfo Velasquez
9th Cir. BAP · 2016 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 528-31 (9th Cir. 1998).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) In re Covelli
Bankr. S.D.N.Y. · 2016 · confidence medium
Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 528-31 (9th Cir.1998) (holding that a bankruptcy court’s allowance of an uncontested proof of claim, even without a separate order, is a final judgment for res judicata purposes).
cited Cited as authority (rule) Providence Hall Associates Ltd. Partnership v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
4th Cir. · 2016 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 530-31 (9th Cir.1998) (explaining that County Fuel merely expressed doubts about the application of res judicata, but decided the case on waiver grounds).
discussed Cited as authority (rule) Morris Maxwell v. Deutsche Bank National Trust C
9th Cir. · 2016 · confidence medium
Corp., 143 F.3d 525, 528-29 (9th Cir.1998) (explaining that doctrine of res judicata “bars all grounds for recovery that could have been asserted, whether they were or not” and applies to matters decided in bankruptcy (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)).
examined Cited as authority (rule) In re Residential Capital, LLC (8×) also: Cited "see"
Bankr. S.D.N.Y. · 2015 · confidence medium
In Siegel, 143 F.3d at 534, the Ninth Circuit held that an attorneys’ fee provision from a prepetition contract was not discharged through bankruptcy when the debtor chose to “return to the fray and use the contract as a weapon.” The debtor and his partner initiated a pre-discharge action against the mortgagee alleging violations of the lender’s duties under the deeds of trust.
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L’ANZA RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
QUALITY KING DISTRIBUTORS, INC., a New York Corporation, Defendant-Appellant
95-56447.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
May 4, 1998.
143 F.3d 525

ORDER

The opinion of this court, 98 F.3d 1109, is vacated and the case is remanded to the District Court for further proceedings consistent with the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, decided March 9, 1998, 523 U.S. -, 118 S.Ct. 1125, 140 L.Ed.2d 254 (1998)

IT IS SO ORDERED.