Legal Opinion
Coutts v. Massachusetts Higher Education Corp. (In Re Coutts)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 15, 2001No. 19-10756PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
JOEL B. ROSENTHAL, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter is before the Court on a complaint alleging that certain student loans owed by Janet L. Coutts, hereinafter the “Debtor,” to Educational Credit Management Corp., hereinafter “ECMC,” 1 are dischargeable insofar as the repayment of such loans constitutes an undue hardship pursuant to § 523(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Code.
ECMC raised a counterclaim against the Debtor requesting dismissal of the complaint with prejudice, a judgment on the student loans with interest, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs of collection…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Palmacci v. UmpierrezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Andresen v. Nebraska Student Loan Program, Inc. (In Re Andresen)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Century 21 Balfour Real Estate v. MennaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- In Re Juraj J. Bajgar, Debtor. Carol B. Martin, Administrator of Estate of Francis A. Martin, Plaintiff/creditor v. Juraj J. Bajgar, Defendant/debtorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Lamanna v. EFS Services, Inc. (In Re Lamanna)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · 2002
- In Re BrunellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2006
- Paul v. Suffolk University (In Re Paul)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2006
- Gharavi v. U.S. Department of Education & Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Gharavi)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2006
- State University New York-Student Loan Service Center v. MenezesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2006
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