Fry v. Dinan (In Re Dinan)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KIRSCHER, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this appeal, we address an issue of first impression in this or any other circuit: whether an award of attorney’s fees and/or costs in connection with a judgment under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(14) 1 is nondischargeable. We conclude that it is.
Appellant, Dr. Harry C. Fry (“Fry”), appeals an order from the bankruptcy court awarding Fry attorney’s fees and costs in connection with a denial of discharge and nondischargeability action he prosecuted against appellees-debtors, Sean L. Dinan (“Sean”) and Stacey M. Dinan (“Stacey”) (collectively “Dinans”). We AFFIRM the…
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