Legal Opinion

Burkhead v. United States (In Re Burkhead)

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided February 3, 2004No. 16-11834PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

JOAN N. FEENEY, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The matter before the Court is the Complaint filed by the Jean M. Burkhead (the “Plaintiff’ or the “Debtor”) pursuant to which she seeks a determination that her student loan debt is dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8) on the ground that its repayment will impose an undue hardship upon her. Educational Management Corporation (“EMC”) answered the Complaint, and the Court conducted a trial on November 24, 2003. At the trial, only the Debtor testified and twenty exhibits were accepted in evidence.

The issue presented is whether the Debtor…

2Cases cited14 opinions

Marie Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
T I Federal Credit Union v. DelBonisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp. (In Re Brunner)District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
In Re: Nanci Anne Long Debtor. Nanci Anne Long v. Educational Credit Management CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
In Re Gladys Marie Andrews, Debtor. Gladys Marie Andrews v. South Dakota Student Loan Assistance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by14 opinions

Bronsdon v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Bronsdon)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2010
Educational Credit Management Corp. v. Savage (In Re Savage)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2004
Nash v. Connecticut Student Loan Foundation (In Re Nash)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
Burton v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Burton)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2006
Mosley v. General Revenue Corp. (In Re Mosley)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2005

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