United States First Circuit

In a bankruptcy case involving underlying attorney disciplinary proceedings, a finding that an order to pay the costs of bringing disciplinary proceedings cannot be discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy is affirmed where the award of costs was discretionary and was a penalty within 11 U.S.C. section 523(a)(7).

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/19/2008
• Published 09/19/2008

Judges

• CUDAHY, Senior Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, CUDAHY, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ralph P. Holmes, with whom Joseph A. Foster, Cheryl C. Deshaies, and McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.A., was on brief for the appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bruce A. Harwood, with whom Jeana Kim Reinbold and Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green, P.A., was on brief for the appellee.