Pulley v. Legreide (In Re Pulley)

OPINION

MORRIS STERN, Bankruptcy Judge.

Plaintiff-debtor moves for summary judgment in this adversary proceeding, seeking a determination that motor vehicle “surcharges” levied against her by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:29A-35, are dischargeable debts in her Chapter 7 bankruptcy case. Defendant New Jersey, 1 waiving any right to sovereign immunity, cross-moves for a summary judgment declaring the challenged surcharges to be an exception to discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7). 2

This is a matter within this court’s jurisdiction, and is a core…