Law Office of Jeff Whitehead

In the 7th Circuit, YES.

In the case below, the debtor, Stefanie Kuehn filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy after completing her studies at Cardinal Stritch University.  Included in her bankruptcy were debts owed for tuition.  After she received her discharge, Ms. Kuehn contacted the University for a copy of her transcript.  The university refused to release [...]

Case Synopsis:

This opinion was issued by Judge Squires on April 22, 2009.  In this case, the debtor filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy with the mistaken belief that her home was “exempt” and protected even though there was approximately $140,000 in equity.  Once the trustee started the process to sell the house for the benefit of creditors, the [...]