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

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided April 6, 2004No. 19-10170PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JERRY A. BROWN, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter came before the court on December 5, 2003 on the complaint of Dennis F. McMullin (“McMullin” or “debtor”) seeking discharge of certain student loans. Considering the pleadings, the applicable law, the evidence and the testimony, the court finds that the debtor has sustained his burden of showing undue hardship under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8), and will discharge the student loan debt.

I. Background Facts

The debtor filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on February 19, 2002, and received his discharge on June…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Marie Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  2. In the Matter of Jerry L. Roberson, Debtor. Appeal of Illinois Student Assistance CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  3. In Re Marjorie Jo Faish, Debtor. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency v. Marjorie Jo FaishCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  4. In Re Dallas R. Cheesman Margaret J. Cheesman, Debtors. Dallas R. Cheesman Margaret J. Cheesman v. Tennessee Student Assistance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  5. Educational Credit Management Corp. v. PolleysCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Burton v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Burton)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2006
  2. Russ v. Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp. (In Re Russ)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2007
  3. Hill v. Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp. (In re Hill)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2019
  4. Wynn v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Wynn)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2007
  5. Thompson v. New Mexico Student Loan Guarantee Corp. (In Re Thompson)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2005

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