Legal Opinion
Educational Credit Management Corp. v. Jesperson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 8, 2009No. 07-3888PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
Mark Allen Jesperson, a recently licensed Minnesota attorney, petitioned for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief in October 2005 and commenced this core proceeding against his student loan creditors, seeking an undue hardship discharge of substantial student loan debts, which would otherwise be non-dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8). The bankruptcy court concluded that Jesperson’s student loan debts “constitute an undue hardship ... and are accordingly discharged.” In re Jesperson, 366 B.R. 908, 919 (Bankr.D.Minn.2007). The district court affirmed. Creditor Educational…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Marie Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- In the Matter of Jerry L. Roberson, Debtor. Appeal of Illinois Student Assistance CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- In Re Marjorie Jo Faish, Debtor. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency v. Marjorie Jo FaishCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- In Re: Nanci Anne Long Debtor. Nanci Anne Long v. Educational Credit Management CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- Educational Credit Management Corp. v. PolleysCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Bronsdon v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Bronsdon)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2010
- Roundtree-Crawley v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Crawley)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2011
- Walker v. Sallie Mae Servicing Corp. (In Re Walker)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
- Conway v. National Collegiate Trust (In re Conway)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
- Nielsen v. Acs, Inc. (In re Nielsen)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
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