City of Chicago v. Gallagher (In Re Gallagher)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROBERT L. EISEN, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the court on the motion of the plaintiff, City of Chicago (“City”), for summary judgment on the City’s first amended complaint to deter mine the dischargeability of a debt pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7). The facts determinative of the issue before the court are admitted by the debtor-defendant (“debtor”) in his answer to the City’s first amended complaint. Since there are no material issues of fact, and the sole issue to be decided is a question of law, summary judgment is appropriate. For the reasons…