Legal Opinion
Cassim v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Cassim)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 7, 2008No. BAP 07-8080PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEVEN RHODES, Bankruptcy Judge.
Shortly before obtaining confirmation of her chapter 13 plan, the debtor, Jennifer Denise Cassim, filed an adversary proceeding seeking a determination that payment of her student loan would impose an undue hardship and was, therefore, dis-chargeable. The student loan creditor, Educational Credit Management Corporation (“ECMC”), moved to dismiss the proceeding for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, contending that the action was not constitutionally ripe until Cassim obtained a general discharge upon the completion of her plan. The bankruptcy court…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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