No. 20-6081

Lenore L. Albert-Sheridan v. State Bar of California, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
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
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Related Cases: 20-519 (Vide)
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 GrandtThe State Bar of California, Respondent