Legal Opinion
Geiger v. Pennsylvania (In Re Geiger)
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 1992No. Civ. A. No. 92-2137, Bankruptcy No. 91-16256S, Adv. No. 91-1092SPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BARTLE, District Judge.
The issue presented in this appeal from the Bankruptcy Court is whether the Bankruptcy Code excuses Michele Geiger, a debtor in a Chapter 13 proceeding, from paying the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PENNDOT”) a $25.00 fee as a precondition to the restoration of her suspended driver’s license. 1
On or about May 24, 1991, PENNDOT suspended Ms. Geiger’s motor vehicle operating privileges pursuant to 75 Pa.Cons. StatAnn. § 1772(a) because of an unsatisfied civil judgment against her arising from a motor vehicle accident. 2 Initially, PENNDOT told Ms.…
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