Tim Osicka v. Office of Lawyer Regulation
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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 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?