DENVER – A federal bankruptcy judge heard arguments Thursday in the bankruptcy case of Colorado football player Shilo Sanders and questioned whether there was enough evidence right now to make a ruling against Sanders that would prevent Sanders from discharging more than $11 million in debt.
Judge Michael Romero issued no rulings after the court hearing but indicated that if he eventually denies the request for a summary judgment against Sanders, the case could go to trial to determine what Sanders’ mental state was when he allegedly assaulted a security guard at his school in 2015, when Sanders was 15 years old.
“If I deny the motion for summary judgment and we have a trial, don’t you agree it’s only on the mental state that existed at the time?” Romero asked Sanders’ attorney. “Is that the only issue I would have before me? I’m not going to try the whole bloomin’ thing again.”
Sanders’ attorney agreed.
“What was going through this 15-year-old’s mind at the time is what I think this case is about,” said the attorney, Victor Vital.