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IN RE GI NAM

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Dec 6, 2001
No. 00-4141 (3d Cir. Dec. 6, 2001)

Opinion

No. 00-4141.

Argued: July 27, 2001.

Filed December 6, 2001.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, (D.C. Civil Action No. 00-CV-00347).

BEFORE: ROTH, BARRY and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.


"For the foregoing reasons, we will reverse the decision of the District Court and remand this case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. We hold that in light of the statute's plain language, its history, and applicable case laws, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7) does except from discharge in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy a bail bond forfeiture judgment entered against a family surety for failure to produce the defendant for trial."


Summaries of

IN RE GI NAM

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Dec 6, 2001
No. 00-4141 (3d Cir. Dec. 6, 2001)
Case details for

IN RE GI NAM

Case Details

Full title:IN RE: GI NAM CITY OF PHILADELPHIA v. GI NAM MARVIN KRASNY, CHAPTER 7…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Date published: Dec 6, 2001

Citations

No. 00-4141 (3d Cir. Dec. 6, 2001)