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IN RE HARDENBERG

No. 93-4183.

42 F.3d 986 (1994)

In re James David HARDENBERG, Debtor. James David HARDENBERG, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES; Commonwealth of Virginia, 19th Judicial District, Fairfax County General District Court, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided December 9, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Gene Crowell, Englewood, OH, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jeffrey A. Spencer (argued and briefed), Richmond, VA, for defendants-appellants.

Before: JONES, SILER, and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-Appellants Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and the Fairfax County General District Court of Virginia ("Virginia") present the following issue: Do fines and costs, imposed as punishment for state criminal convictions constitute "debts" for purposes of the Bankruptcy Code, so that they are dischargeable in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceeding pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1328(a)?1 The bankruptcy...

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