No. 20-6081
Lenore L. Albert-Sheridan v. State Bar of California, et al.
IFP
Tags: 11-usc-523 bankruptcy-discharge court-costs due-process equal-protection license-suspension professional-licensing state-bar-discipline statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
ERISA DueProcess
ERISA DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2021-01-08
Related Cases:
20-519
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Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7) bars a debtor from obtaining a discharge of State Bar disciplinary costs under Chapter 7
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED Whether 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7) bars a debtor from obtaining a discharge of State Bar disciplinary costs under Chapter 7. Whether the equal protection clause is violated when the aggregate suspension of a lawyer or other professional’s license exceeds the maximum period fixed for the suspension and results directly from an involuntary nonpayment of a disciplinary fine or court costs.
Docket Entries
2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-11-19
Brief of respondents State Bar of California, et al. in opposition filed.
2020-10-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 19, 2020)
Attorneys
Lenore Albert-Sheridan
Lenore Albert — Petitioner
State Bar of California, et al.
Suzanne Celia Grandt — The State Bar of California, Respondent