The following excerpt is from Shahverdi v. William Hablinski Architecture (In re Shahverdi), Adv. No. 09-0119-MT, BAP No. CC-12-1287-MkTaPa, Bk. No. 08-20205-MT (B.A.P. 9th Cir. 2013):
Section 523(a)(2)(A) provides that a discharge does not include any debt for money, property, or services "to the extent obtained by false pretenses, a false representation, or actual fraud.... " 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(2)(A). In order to establish that the debt had been obtained through fraud and is nondischargeable under Section 523(a)(2)(A), the plaintiff must demonstrate that:
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Ghomeshi v. Sabban (In re Sabban), 600 F.3d 1219, 1222 (9th Cir. 2010).
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