Legal Opinion
State Bar of Michigan v. Doerr (In Re Doerr)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided August 14, 1995No. 07-80096PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION RE: PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON COMPLAINT TO DETERMINE DIS-CHARGEABILITY OF INDEBTEDNESS
LAURENCE E. HOWARD, Chief Judge.
At a hearing before me on April 3, 1995, I issued an oral bench opinion granting the Plaintiff State Bar of Michigan’s motion for summary judgment. The issue presented was whether costs assessed in a disciplinary action taken by a state bar against an attorney are nondischargeable in bankruptcy. Since that particular issue is one of first impression in this district, I have issued this opinion which embodies, in writing, my decision rendered from the…
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