Becker v. County of Sacramento (In Re Hackney)

MEMORANDUM DECISION

EDWARD D. JELLEN, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Stephen C. Becker, Trustee in Bankruptcy, has moved for summary judgment and other relief against defendant County of Sacramento (the “County”). The relevant facts are not in dispute. On January 17, 1984, Lori E. Hackney, the above debtor, was convicted in the Municipal Court of California, County of Sacramento, of welfare fraud in violation of Section 11483 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code. As an incident of the conviction, she was ordered to pay restitution to the County. On October 17, 1984, the…