Legal Opinion
Mark W. Tetzlaff v. Educational Credit Management
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 2015No. 14-3702PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Mark Tetzlaff currently owes approximately $260,000 in student loan debt, which is guaranteed by Educational Credit Management Corporation. When Tetzlaff filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2012, he sought to have this debt discharged, claiming that repayment constituted an “undue hardship” under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8). After a trial, the bankruptcy court held that Tetzlaffs student debt could not be discharged. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin affirmed. We, in turn, affirm the district court.
I. Background
Mark Tetzlaff is fifty-six years…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- 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
- Briscoe v. Bank of New York (In Re Briscoe)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Susan Krieger v. Educational Credit ManagementCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- Spence v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Spence)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
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