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Tennessee Bd. Of Profl Responsibility v. Brooks (In re Brooks)
Apr
28
2008
Ruling
Restitution payable to debtor lawyer's clients rather than government was dischargeable.
Procedural posture
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee had reversed the court's grant of summary judgment to plaintiff, a state board of professional responsibility, classifying as non-dischargeable, per 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(7), a state court judgment requiring defendant debtor, a lawyer, to make certain restitution. On remand, the main issue was whether the restitutionary payment was to be made to a governmental unit or to former clients.
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