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IN RE FINDLEY

No. 08-60024.

593 F.3d 1048 (2010)

In re John William FINDLEY, III, Debtor. The State Bar of California, a Public Corporation, Appellant, v. John William Findley, III, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 1, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin W. Coleman; San Francisco, CA; Nancy Winkelman and Nilam A. Sanghvi; Philadelphia, PA; Schader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP; Philadelphia, PA; for the appellant.

John W. Findley; Ventura, CA; Pro Se appellee.

Before: DAVID R. THOMPSON and SIDNEY R. THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and ANN ALDRICH, District Judge.

THOMAS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we consider whether § 523(a)(7) of the Bankruptcy Code protects from discharge attorney disciplinary costs imposed under California law. Pursuant to the 2003 amendments to the California Business and Professions Code, we conclude that the costs imposed are non-dischargeable.

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Appellee John William Findley, III is an attorney and member of the State Bar of California ("State Bar"). After the California...

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