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ARCHER v. WARNER

No. 01-1418.

538 U.S. 314 (2003)

ARCHER ET UX. v. WARNER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 31, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig Goldblatt argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Seth P. Waxman.

Lisa Schiavo Blatt argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With her on the brief were Solicitor General Olson, Assistant Attorney General McCallum, Deputy Solicitor General Clement, William Kanter, and Robert Kamenshine.

Donald B. Ayer argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Jack W. Campbell IV and Rayford K. Adams III.*

BREYER, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which REHNQUIST, C. J., and O'CONNOR, SCALIA, KENNEDY, SOUTER, and GINSBURG, JJ., joined. THOMAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which STEVENS, J., joined, p. 323.

JUSTICE BREYER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Bankruptcy Code provides that a debt shall not be dischargeable in bankruptcy "to the extent" it is "for money ... obtained by ... false pretenses, a false representation, or actual fraud." 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A). Can this language cover a debt embodied in a settlement agreement that settled a creditor's earlier claim "for money ... obtained by ... fraud"? In our view, the statute can cover such a debt...

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