No. 21-1379

Tim Osicka v. Office of Lawyer Regulation

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-26
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: attorney-disciplinary-proceeding attorney-discipline bankruptcy bankruptcy-discharge civil-procedure cost-assessment costs-and-fees government-reimbursement lawyer-regulation nondischargeable-debt pecuniary-loss
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Latest Conference: 2022-06-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Court err in determining that an assessment for costs and fees for the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) in an administrative attorney disciplinary proceeding, did not compensate the government for an 'actual pecuniary loss' under 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(7) and therefore was a nondischargeable debt in bankruptcy, when that assessment reimbursed the government for the exact dollar amount it spent in its prosecution?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Did the Court err in determining that an assessment for costs and fees for the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) in an administrative attorney disciplinary proceeding, did not compensate the government for an “actual pecuniary loss” under 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(7) and therefore was a nondischargeable debt in bankruptcy, when that assessment reimbursed the government for the exact dollar amount it spent in its prosecution?

Docket Entries

2022-06-27
Petition DENIED.
2022-06-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
2022-06-06
Reply of petitioner Tim Osicka filed. (Distributed)
2022-05-26
Brief of respondent Office of Lawyer Regulation in opposition filed.
2022-04-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 26, 2022)

Attorneys

Office of Lawyer Regulation
Michael D MorrisWisconsin Department of Justice, Respondent
Tim Osicka
R. George BurnettLaw Firm of Conway Olejniczak & Jerry, S.C., Petitioner