Talley v. Alabama Department of Public Safety (In Re Tally) , 260 F. App'x 177 ( 2007 )

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
No. 07-11478 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
DEC 19, 2007
Non-Argument Calendar
THOMAS K. KAHN
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CLERK
D. C. Docket No. 06-04819-CV-AR-S
BKCY No. 05-44442-JJR-13
IN RE: PHILLIP A. TALLEY,
Debtor.
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PHILLIP A. TALLEY,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY,
W.M. COPPAGE,
in his official capacity
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Alabama
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(December 19, 2007)
Before BLACK, CARNES and BARKETT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Phillip A. Talley appeals the district court’s grant of the motion to dismiss
his complaint he filed against Defendants Alabama Department of Public Safety
and W.M. Coppage. Talley filed a bankruptcy adversary proceeding against the
Defendants after they suspended his driver’s license because of his nonpayment of
traffic tickets. Talley alleges the Defendants violated his bankruptcy stay by
suspending his license after his bankruptcy petition was filed. The bankruptcy
court concluded the traffic fine was a continuation of criminal proceedings
permitted by 11 U.S.C. § 362(b)(1). The district court affirmed. After review of
the record and the parties’ briefs, we affirm for the reasons stated in the district
court’s well-reasoned opinion of January 29, 2007.
AFFIRMED.
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