Legal Opinion
Augustin v. U.S. Dep't of Educ. (In re Augustin)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 6, 2018No. Case No. 16–12833–TJC; Adversary No. 16–00205PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS J. CATLIOTA, U.S. BANKRUPTCY JUDGE
On April 22, 2016, plaintiff Pierre Richard Augustin filed a complaint seeking discharge of his student loan debt pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8). Now before the court is the motion for summary judgment filed by defendant United States Department of Education (the "DOE"), opposed by Mr. Augustin without the assistance of counsel. ECF 48, 49, 50, 51. For the reasons set forth in this memorandum, the court grants summary judgment to the DOE, concluding that excepting Mr. Augustin's student loan debt from discharge would not impose an undue hardship on…
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