Legal Opinion
In re Engen
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas
Decided December 13, 2016No. Case No. 15-20184PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER APPROVING SEPARATE CLASSIFICATION AND DISCRIMINATION IN FAVOR OF STUDENT LOANS
ROBERT D. BERGER, U.S. BANKRUPTCY JUDGE,
DISTRICT OF KANSAS
Confirmation of Debtors’ Chapter 13 plan is pending before the Court.1 William H. Griffin, the Chapter 13 trustee (Trustee), objects to confirmation and alleges Debtors’ separate classification and favored treatment of presumptively nondis-chargeable student loans is unfairly discriminatory in violation of 11 U.S.C. § 1322(b)(1).2 The Debtors propose a plan in which student loan creditors are paid as *525a separate class before other…
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