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U.S. v. SPICER

No. 94-5145.

57 F.3d 1152 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John R. SPICER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald L. Schwartz, Riverdale, MD, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.

David W. Long, Attorney, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Frank W. Hunger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. Atty., and Michael F. Hertz, Washington, DC, Atty.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge; WALD and BUCKLEY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

John R. Spicer appeals from a judgment of the district court holding that bankruptcy does not discharge his $339,000 debt to the United States. Spicer promised to pay this amount in settlement of the government's civil claims against him for fraud. The district court held the debt nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A), which provides that bankruptcy "does not discharge an...

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