Legal Opinion

Hicks v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Hicks)

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided September 12, 2005No. 17-40798PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

HENRY J. BOROFF, Bankruptcy Judge.

Before this Court is a complaint filed by Rebecca Hicks against the Educational Credit Management Corporation (“ECMC”), the current holder of her student loans. Through her complaint, Rebecca Hicks asks this Court to rule that those student loan obligations are dis- chargeable under § 523(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code. 1

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Background and Travel of the Case

Rebecca Hicks and her husband, Richard Hicks, (jointly, the “Debtors”) filed a joint petition for relief under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code on July 10, 2002. Shortly…

2Cases cited53 opinions

Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
Marie Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
In the Matter of Jerry L. Roberson, Debtor. Appeal of Illinois Student Assistance CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
T I Federal Credit Union v. DelBonisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
In Re Marjorie Jo Faish, Debtor. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency v. Marjorie Jo FaishCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by29 opinions

Bronsdon v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Bronsdon)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2010
Lorenz v. American Education Services/Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (In Re Lorenz)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2006
In Re BrunellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2006
Paul v. Suffolk University (In Re Paul)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2006
Schatz v. Access Grp., Inc. (In re Schatz)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2019

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