Murphy v. Mae (In Re Murphy)’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 1325 · 11 U.S.C. § 523 · 28 U.S.C. § 1409 · 28 U.S.C. § 157
Relies on Grogan v. Garner · Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp. · In the Matter of Jerry L Roberson Appeal of Illinois Student Assistance Commission · Cheesman v. Tennessee Student Assistance Corp. · Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp. (In Re Brunner)
Most-quoted passages
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“Each undue hardship discharge must rest on its own facts, but dischargeability of student loans should be based on a 'certainty of hopelessness.'... In order to discharge a student loan, a debtor must show that unique or extraordinary circumstances which created the hardship render it unlikely that the debtor will ever be able to honor her obligations.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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