United States v. Hampton (In Re Hampton)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN D. SCHWARTZ, Bankruptcy Judge.

The matter is before the Court on the Motion of the substituted Plaintiff, the United States of America, for Summary Judgment on the adversary complaint to determine dischargeability of a guaranteed student loan obtained by the debtor defendant, Rodney G. Hampton, under the auspices of the “Health Education Assistance Loan” (H.E.A.L.) program. 42 U.S.C. § 294.

The debtor obtained a H.E.A.L. loan in the amount of $10,000 through Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company (“Bank”) on August 11, 1980, in order to attend the…