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IN RE HICKMAN

No. 00-10604.

260 F.3d 400 (2001)

In the Matter of: Steven M. HICKMAN; Gina L. Hickman, Debtors. Steven M. Hickman; Gina L. Hickman, Appellees, v. State of Texas, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 26, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford Franklin McMaster, Fort Worth, TX, for Appellees.

Katherine Anne LaRoe, Fort Worth, TX, for Appellant.

Before HILL, JOLLY and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

The State of Texas appeals the district court's determination that the debt owed to it by Gina and Steven Hickman ("the Hickmans") arising from bail bond forfeitures was dischargeable. The State argues that because the default of a bail bond is colloquially referred to as a "forfeiture," a judgment against a bail bond surety should be nondischargeable under the plain language of § 523(a)(7)...

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