Legal Opinion
In Re: Craig D. Hanson, Debtor-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 2, 2005No. 04-2131PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Debtor-appellant Craig Hanson filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy relief in November 1992, listing only his unsecured student loan debt of approximately $31,500 on his Chapter 13 schedules. After Hanson’s Chapter 13 plan was confirmed without objection, Hanson made monthly payments of $135 over 60 months on his student loan, and the bankruptcy court entered an order discharging his debt in September 1997. The discharge order was erroneous because the Bankruptcy Code makes student loan debt nondischargeable absent a showing of undue hardship by the debtor, and Hanson had made…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- In Re: Robert McKnight Pardee Darlene Daigle-Pardee, Debtors. Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation v. Robert McKnight Pardee Darlene Daigle-PardeeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Robinson Engineering Company, Ltd. Pension Plan and Trust and R. W. Robinson & Associates Company Profit Sharing Plan v. Mark G. GeorgeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- In the Matter of Evelyn G. Escobedo, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- In Re Kevin J. Layo. Andrea E. Celli, Trustee-Appellant v. First National Bank of Northern New YorkCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- SLW Capital, LLC v. Mansaray-RuffinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
- In Re MontoyaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 2006
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