Legal Opinion
Attorney Grievance Commission v. Smith (In Re Smith)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 12, 2004No. 19-11144PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
E. STEPHEN DERBY, Bankruptcy Judge.
Before the court are cross motions for summary judgment by the Defendant Debtor, a disbarred attorney, and by Plaintiff, the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland. At issue is whether a monetary judgment for costs entered by the Court of Appeals of Maryland in Debt- or’s disciplinary proceeding is nondis-chargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7) as “a fine, penalty, or forfeiture to or for the benefit of a governmental unit, and is not compensation for actual pecuniary loss
Undisputed…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Kelly v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. DavenportSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- In the Matter of James Michael Zarzynski and Kathryn Kleist Zarzynski, Debtors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Attorney Grievance Commission v. AwuahCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Richmond v. New Hampshire Supreme Court Committee on Professional ConductCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- New Hampshire Supreme Court Professional Conduct Committee v. Richmond (In Re Richmond)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · 2006
- Love v. Scott (In Re Love)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2011
- Virginia ex rel. Virginia State Bar v. Young (In re Young)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · 2017
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