- 11 U.S.C.
In re Cooper
Aug
31
2012
Ruling
Confirmation denied as student loan debt was treated unfairly.
Procedural posture
A below-median income debtor who was not eligible to declare chapter 7 bankruptcy filed a petition under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code and proposed a plan that did not pay anything to unsecured creditors. A hospital that was owed $24,760 filed an objection to confirmation of the debtor's plan but negotiated a settlement with the debtor, and the debtor asked the court to approve the settlement and to confirm her amended plan.
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