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IN RE TAGGART

No. 99-56343.

249 F.3d 987 (2001)

In re Timothy L. TAGGART, Debtor. The State Bar of California, Appellee, v. Timothy L. Taggart, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 10, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy L. Taggart, Bloomington, California, pro se, for the appellant.

Marie M. Moffat, Lawrence C. Yee, Patricia D. Scotlan, and Robert M. Sweet, San Francisco, California, for the appellee.

Before: BETTY B. FLETCHER, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Submitted November 1, 2000.* San Francisco, California

B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

The bankruptcy code excludes from discharge debt that is "for a fine, penalty, or forfeiture payable to and for the benefit of a governmental unit, and is not compensation for actual pecuniary loss." 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7). In this case, we must decide whether the costs of attorney disciplinary proceedings brought by the State Bar of California...

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