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Tim Osicka v. Office of Lawyer Regulation

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 21-1566 · judgment February 7, 2022


Certiorari denied · June 27, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Did the Court err in determining that an assessment for costs and fees for the Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) in an administrative attorney disciplinary proceeding, did not compensate the government for an “actual pecuniary loss” under 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(7) and therefore was a nondischargeable debt in bankruptcy, when that assessment reimbursed the government for the exact dollar amount it spent in its prosecution?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
R. George Burnett
Law Firm of Conway Olejniczak & Jerry, S.C.

For respondent
Michael D Morris
Wisconsin Department of Justice

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 27 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 07 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/23/2022.
  3. Jun 06 2022
    Reply of petitioner Tim Osicka filed. (Distributed)
  4. May 26 2022
    Brief of respondent Office of Lawyer Regulation in opposition filed.
  5. Apr 22 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 26, 2022)