Osicka, Tim v. Office of Lawyer Regulation

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN TIM OSICKA, Plaintiff-Appellant, OPINION and ORDER v. 20-cv-478-jdp OFFICE OF LAWYER REGULATION, Defendant-Appellee. This bankruptcy appeal presents a question of statutory interpretation: whether the costs of prosecution imposed in an attorney discipline matter are dischargeable debt or a non- dischargeable penalty under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7). In 2009, the Wisconsin Supreme Court disciplined plaintiff Tim Osicka, a Wisconsin lawyer, with a public reprimand. Osicka had willfully failed to respond to a client’s request…