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Sobh v. Empire of America (In Re Sobh)

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided June 11, 1986No. 86-CV-70534-DT, Bankruptcy No. 85-01364-R, Adv. No. 85-0922-RPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

COHN, District Judge.

I

This is an appeal by the State of Michigan, Department of Education (the State) from a judgment of the bankruptcy court (Rhodes, J.). The debtor sought to discharge a student loan. Because the loan has been due less than five years, it is not dischargeable, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8)(A), unless the debtor can show “undue hardship,” 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8)(B). Upon trial, the bankruptcy court determined that the debt- or had not shown his difficult situation “is likely to persist for a significant portion of the repayment period of the student loan.” The…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp. (In Re Brunner)District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
  2. In Re Gladys Marie Andrews, Debtor. Gladys Marie Andrews v. South Dakota Student Loan Assistance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  3. In Re Robert J. Mason, Debtor. Robert J. Mason v. Integrity Insurance Company and Sherwood & Roberts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  4. Gratiot County State Bank v. Johnson Ex Rel. St. Louis Chemical Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
  5. In Re DeSimoneUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1980

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Conner v. Illinois State Scholarship Commission (In Re Conner)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
  2. Walker v. Sallie Mae Servicing Corp. (In Re Walker)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  3. Ealy v. First National Bank of Matton (In Re Ealy)United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · 1987
  4. In Re KapsinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 2001
  5. Jones v. National Payment Center (In Re Jones)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1998

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