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Crowley v. United States Department of Education (In Re Crowley)

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri

Decided February 22, 2001No. 16-40200PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JERRY VENTERS, Bankruptcy Judge.

This case presents the question of whether a debtor’s good faith efforts at repayment — or lack thereof — should be considered in determining the discharge of a student loan debt under the “undue hardship” provision of 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8).

On October 10, 2000, the Debtor in these proceedings, Roberta Josephine Crowley, filed a Complaint Seeking Hardship Discharge of Student Loan Under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8) against the United States Department of Education. The Court held a hearing on this matter at the Jasper County Courthouse in…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. United States v. American Trucking AssociationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Marie Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  4. National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad PassengersSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp. (In Re Brunner)District Court, S.D. New York · 1985

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Hicks v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Hicks)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2005
  2. Fahrer v. Sallie Mae Servicing Corp. (In Re Fahrer)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 2004
  3. Shadwick v. United State Department of Education (In Re Shadwick)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 2006
  4. In Re WeileinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 2004
  5. Block v. U.S. Department of Education (In Re Block)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 2002

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