Legal Opinion
Dobrek v. Phelan
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 17, 2005No. 04-3391PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the issue of whether the debts of a commercial bail bondsman are excepted from discharge, i.e., non-dis-ehargeable, in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7). Though this precise issue is one of first impression in the Circuit, in In re Gi Nam, 273 F.3d 281 (3d Cir.2001), we considered the related issue of whether the bail bond debts of an individual family member acting as a surety are excepted from discharge under § 523(a)(7). Relying on the plain meaning of the statute, the purpose and context of…
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