Smyth v. Edamerica Inc. (In re Smyth)
May
15
2012
Ruling
Bankruptcy court properly refused to reopen case to pursue violation of discharge injunction where student loan debt in question was not discharged in an adversary proceeding.
Procedural posture
Appellant debtor sought review of an order from the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, which found that her student loans had not been discharged in her chapter 7 case and which denied her motion to reopen her case pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 350(b) to pursue an alleged violation of the discharge injunction by appellee student loan creditors. A creditor moved for fees and costs pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 8020.
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