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Circuit split · bankruptcy law

Whether due process entitles a creditor to the heightened notice provided by the Bankruptcy Code and Rules, rather than merely constitutionally adequate notice.

1 federal appellate case on this question, each acknowledging the disagreement in its own words.

  1. In re Hanson397 F3D 482

    Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals · February 2, 2005

    “Then, the Fourth Circuit created a circuit split by holding that due process entitles a student loan creditor to the heightened notice provided for by the Bankruptcy Code and Rules.” — Creates a split
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The other side of the split

Decisions the acknowledging court(s) named as the opposing or joined side, quoted in the acknowledging opinion's own words.

  • On the other side · 10th Cir.In re Andersen179 F.3d 1253
    “BAP 2004) (following Banks and criticizing attorneys for inserting student loan discharge by declaration provisions in the wake of Andersen and Pardee).” — In re Hanson, acknowledging the split
  • Joined by · 9th Cir.In re Pardee193 F.3d 1083
    “BAP 2004) (following Banks and criticizing attorneys for inserting student loan discharge by declaration provisions in the wake of Andersen and Pardee).” — In re Hanson, acknowledging the split
  • On the other side · 4th Cir.Banks299 F.3d 302
    “BAP 2004) (following Banks and criticizing attorneys for inserting student loan discharge by declaration provisions in the wake of Andersen and Pardee).” — In re Hanson, acknowledging the split
  • Joined by · 6th Cir. BAPRuehle307 B.R. 28
  • Discussed · 10th Cir.Poland v. Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp.382 F.3d 1185

What the split turns on

Statutes:
§ 523(a)(8)

Cases are grouped by the legal question they announce a split on, classified from the court's own acknowledgment sentence. Verified acknowledgments only. Counter-side decisions are extracted from the acknowledging opinions' own text and linked only when the citation resolves in this corpus. See all circuit splits.