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EDUCATIONAL CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION v. Rhodes

District Court, W.D. Washington

Decided January 24, 2012No. C11-0194-JCCPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

JOHN C. COUGHENOUR, District Judge.

Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC) appeals the order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington discharging a substantial portion of Michael Thomas Rhodes’s student debt. Having thoroughly considered the parties’ briefing and the relevant record, the Court reverses the decision of the Bankruptcy Court for the reasons explained herein.

I. BACKGROUND

According to stipulated facts from the proceedings before the Bankruptcy Court, Mr. Rhodes is a single, 52-year-old man with no dependents. (Bankruptcy Record, Case No.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Marie Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  2. In Re Marjorie Jo Faish, Debtor. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency v. Marjorie Jo FaishCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  3. Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp. (In Re Brunner)District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
  4. In Re Ernest J. Pena Julie Pena, Debtors, United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Ernest J. Pena Julie PenaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  5. Educational Credit Management Corp. v. JespersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Tuttle v. Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp. (In re Tuttle)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2019
  2. Gesualdi v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In re Gesualdi)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2013
  3. Lozada v. Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp. (In re Lozada)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2018
  4. Chance v. United States (In re Chance)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Indiana · 2019
  5. Educational Credit Management Corp. v. BeattieDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2012

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