United States Third Circuit

The debt to a State of a bond surety for a defendant who fails to appear is not dischargeable in the surety's Chapter 7 bankruptcy where the bond surety is a relative of the non-appearing defendant.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/27/2001
• Decided 11/20/2001
• Published 11/21/2001

Judges

• Before ROTH, BARRY and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven M. Schain, Kenneth I. Trujillo, City Solicitor, Marcia Berman (Argued), Deputy City Solicitor, Appeals Unit, City of Philadelphia, Law Department, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellant-City of Philadelphia., Marvin Krasny, Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney/Chapter 7 Trustee., Frederic J. Baker, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Trustee, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney/Assistant U.S. Trustee., Karen A. Brancheau, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Amicus-Appellant PA District Attorneys Association.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eric L. Frank, (Argued), Miller, Frank & Miller, Philadelphia, PA, Attorney for Appellee-Gi Nam.