Legal Opinion
ECMC v. Acosta-Conniff (In re Acosta-Conniff)
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 19, 2017No. 16-12884PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Alexandra Elizabeth Acosta Conniff (“Conniff’) recently emerged from Chapter 7 bankruptcy and was granted a discharge on her outstanding debts. Because the Bankruptcy Code does not, as a general matter, permit student loans to be discharged via bankruptcy, see 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8), Conniff s student debt totaling $112,000 was excluded from this discharge. There is, however, a narrow exception to this exclusion for a debtor who can show that repayment of her student debt would cause “undue hardship.” Id.
Conniff argued that she would suffer undue hardship if required to repay the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Marie Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Hemar Insurance v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- In Re Jlj Inc., D/B/A All American Trade Day, Debtor. Karen B. Rush v. Jlj Inc., D/B/A All American Trade Day, Rush Building Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Ronalee Levy Orlick v. John W. KozyakCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- In Re Empire for Him, Inc., Debtor. Capital Factors, Inc. v. Empire for Him, Inc., Hamilton Bank, N.A., Movant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by6 opinions
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