Legal Opinion
Randy Netzer v. Office of Lawyer Regulation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 13, 2017No. 16-3236 & 16-3713PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Randy Netzer, a debtor in bankruptcy, asked the court to discharge a debt to Wisconsin’s Office of Lawyer Regulation. Bankruptcy Judge Furay concluded in-this adversary proceeding that the approximately $9,200 the Supreme Court of Wisconsin imposed as costs in a disciplinary proceeding against a member of the state’s bar is a “fine, penalty, or forfeiture” under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7) and therefore is not dischargeable. 545 B.R. 254 (Bankr. W.D. Wis. 2016).
The bankruptcy court entered its decision on February 3, 2016, and Netzer had 14 days to appeal. Fed. R. Bankr.…
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