Legal Opinion

Cline v. Illinois Student Loan Assistance Ass'n (In Re Cline)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 15, 2000No. 00-6007WMPublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRESSEL, Bankruptcy Judge.

The debtor, Julie Ann Cline, filed an adversary proceeding against the Illinois Student Loan Assistance Association seeking a determination that excepting her student loan obligations to ISLAA from her Chapter 7 discharge would constitute an undue hardship pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8). The bankruptcy court1 found that Cline’s student loan debt was discharged on the basis of undue hardship. ISLAA appeals. Because the findings of the bankruptcy court are not clearly erroneous, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Cline is thirty-five years old and single with no dependents. She…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. In Re Gladys Marie Andrews, Debtor. Gladys Marie Andrews v. South Dakota Student Loan Assistance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  3. Andresen v. Nebraska Student Loan Program, Inc. (In Re Andresen)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  4. In Re: Nadine F. Eilbert, Debtor. Nadine F. Eilbert v. David Dennis Pelican Anita L. ShodeenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  5. Johnson v. Border State Bank (In Re Johnson)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 1999

3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Ford v. Student Loan Guarantee Foundation of Arkansas (In Re Ford)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  2. In Re: Patricia A. BrightfulCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  3. Roundtree-Crawley v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Crawley)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2011
  4. Cumberworth v. United States Department of Education (In Re Cumberworth)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  5. VerMaas v. Student Loans of North Dakota (In Re VerMaas)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nebraska · 2003

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