Bartenwerfer v. Buckley
2023 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 598 U.S. 69 (2023), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that debts incurred by fraud cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, regardless of whether the debtor committed the fraud.
Quick Facts Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, Argued December 6, 2022 Decided February 22, 2023 ...
Bartenwerfer v. Buckley | |
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Argued December 6, 2022 Decided February 22, 2023 | |
Full case name | Kate Marie Bartenwerfer v. Kieran Buckley |
Docket no. | 21-908 |
Citations | 598 U.S. 69 (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Decision | Opinion |
Case history | |
Prior | Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, 860 Fed. App’x. 544 (9th Cir. 2021) |
Questions presented | |
Whether an individual may be subject to liability for the fraud of another that is barred from discharge in bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A), by imputation, without any act, omission, intent or knowledge of her own. | |
Holding | |
Section 523(a)(2)(A) precludes Kate Bartenwerfer from discharging in bankruptcy a debt obtained by fraud, regardless of her own culpability. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Barrett, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | Sotomayor, joined by Jackson |
Laws applied | |
United States Bankruptcy Code |
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