Legal Opinion
Affordable Bail Bonds, Inc. v. Sandoval (In Re Sandoval)
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2008No. 07-5165PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Section 523(a)(7) of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code provides, in pertinent part:(a) A discharge under section 727 ... of this title does not discharge an individual debtor from any debt — •(7) to the extent such debt is for a fine, penalty, or forfeiture payable to and for the benefit of a governmental unit, and is not compensation for actual pecuniary loss....
11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7). This case presents a question of first impression in this circuit: does 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7) render nondischargeable a debt incurred by a debtor who has guaranteed a bail bondsman to make…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In Re Kurtis George Kaspar and Linda Ann Kaspar, Debtors, Bellco First Federal Credit Union v. Kurtis George Kaspar and Linda Ann KasparCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- In Re: Gi Nam City of Philadelphia v. Gi Nam Marvin Krasny, Chapter 7 Trustee Frederic Baker, Assistant U. S. Trustee, Trustees City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- Dobrek v. PhelanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- In Re Jason Derek Troff, Debtor, Jason Derek Troff v. State of Utah, Richard Ellis, in His Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Utah Department of Administrative Services and David Johnson Iii, in His Official Capacity as Interim Director of the Office of State Debt CollectionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
- Empire Bonding Agency v. Lopes (In Re Lopes)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2006
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3Cited by11 opinions
- William Wagner v. United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of ColoradoBankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2015
- 3V Capital Master Fund Ltd. v. Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tousa, Inc. (In Re Tousa, Inc.)District Court, S.D. Florida · 2011
- Schouten v. Jakubiak (In re Jakubiak)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2018
- In Re Southwest Food Distributors, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
- Cronk v. Bushey (In re Bushey)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · 2017
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