Ohio University v. Hawkins ( 2006 )

FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
In re: STEPHANIE TRUVONNE 
HAWKINS,
Debtor,
No. 04-17475
OHIO UNIVERSITY,  BAP No.
EC-03-01490-SPB
Appellant,
OPINION
v.
STEPHANIE TRUVONNE HAWKINS,
Appellee.

Appeal from the Ninth Circuit
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
Brandt, Perris, and Smith, Bankruptcy Judges, Presiding
Argued and Submitted
November 15, 2006—San Francisco, California
Filed December 4, 2006
Before: William C. Canby, Jr., John T. Noonan, and
Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam Opinion
19045
19046 IN RE HAWKINS
COUNSEL
Donald M. Stevenson, Stockton, California, for the appellant.
Larry J. Cox, Rocklin, California, for the appellee.
OPINION
PER CURIAM:
Ohio University appeals the judgment of the Bankruptcy
Appellate Panel (BAP) discharging Hawkins from a debt
resulting from a judgment against her for breach of contract
with the university. The BAP held that this debt and the
resulting judgment did not meet the criteria for a loan or edu-
cational benefit that are excluded from discharge under 11
U.S.C. § 523(a)(8).
We adopt the opinion of the BAP and affirm its judgment.