United States Fourth Circuit

11 USC 502(b)(2) does not preclude creditors from applying Chapter 13 bankruptcy estate payments to accrued postpetition interest on nondischargeable student loan debts.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/07/2001
• Decided 07/26/2001
• Published 07/26/2001

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, and WILLIAMS and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Rand Lewis Gelber, Rockville, Maryland, for Appellant.   Mark Simon Davies, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae. Tom Cain Smith, Jr., Virginia Beach, VA;  James Lawrence Pedigo, Jr., Norfolk, VA, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Stuart E. Schiffer, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Helen F. Fahey, United States Attorney, Robert M. Loeb, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.