Legal Opinion

President of Ohio University v. Hawkins (In Re Hawkins)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 25, 2004No. BAP No. EC-03-1490-SPB. Bankruptcy No. 02-21313-B-7. Adversary No. 02-02514-BPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SMITH, Bankruptcy Judge.

This appeal is from a final judgment discharging debtor Stephanie Hawkins’ (“Hawkins” or “Debtor”) debt to Ohio University (“Appellant” or “University”) in her Chapter 7 1 bankruptcy case based upon the bankruptcy court’s finding that the debt did not constitute an educational loan or benefit under § 523(a)(8). We AFFIRM.

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FACTS

The State of Ohio subsidizes the education of medical students at the University, including out-of-state students, in order to improve the health care provided to Ohio residents by making more doctors available to them. 2

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2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. In Re: Kevin Renshaw, Debtor. Cazenovia College v. Kevin Renshaw, in Re: David W. Regner, Debtor. The College of Saint Rose v. David W. RegnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  2. Woodworking Enterprises, Inc. v. Baird (In Re Baird)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  3. United States Department of Health and Human Services v. Robert Porter Smith and Julie Rose SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  4. North Dakota State Board of Higher Education v. Frech (In Re Frech)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1986
  5. Roy K. Hifai, Dba Roy's Sunnyvale Shell v. Shell Oil Co., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. McKay v. InglesonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  2. Kashikar v. Turnstile Capital Management, LLC (In Re Kashikar)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
  3. Institute of Imaginal Studies v. Christoff (In Re Christoff)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
  4. Dufrane v. Navient Solutions, Inc. (In re Dufrane)United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · 2017
  5. In Re Stephanie Truvonne Hawkins, Debtor, Ohio University v. Stephanie Truvonne HawkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006

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