In Re Joseph A. Thompson, Debtor. Joseph A. Thompson v. Commonwealth of Virginia

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• holding costs assessed as condition of probation in state court as nondischargeable
• affirming denial of a motion to reopen where the debtor sought to discharge a non-dischargeable debt
• determining the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion by refusing to reopen a case for a reason that did not permit the court to afford relief in the reopened case
• even where a debt is intended to help defray the expense of government, it may not be discharged if its primary purpose is penal
• court costs assessed against convicted criminal defendant were not dischargeable

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