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In re Stone — 9th Cir. BAP (Jul 16, 2026)

No. 26-1009 Argued July 16, 2026 Published July 17, 2026; updated August 22, 2026

The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel considers Barbara Stone's appeal over student loans in her 1994 Chapter 7 case. The bankruptcy court found the loans met the seven-year discharge test then in force, but ruled Stone needed a separate lawsuit to enforce the discharge injunction. It also declined to hold the Department of Education in contempt, finding an objectively reasonable basis to doubt that collection was barred. Stone will challenge both rulings; the Department will ask the panel to affirm. The panel later held that the 1994 order discharged the loans without a separate lawsuit, but affirmed the denial of contempt.

In re Stone (No. 26-1009) — United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit, argued July 16, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel:https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/media/2026/07/16/26-1009.mp3
Argument listing — Ninth Circuit:https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/streams-videos/archive?case=26-1009&hearingDate=2026-07-16
Oral argument calendar — Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel:https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/uploads/bap/hearings/2026.07.16%20Pas%20CR%202.pdf
Memorandum disposition — Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel:https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/bap/2026/07/28/26-1009.pdf
Opinions index — Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel:https://www.bap9.uscourts.gov/opinions
1994 U.S. Code, Title 11 — GovInfo:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-1994-title11/pdf/USCODE-1994-title11.pdf
Taggart v. Lorenzen — U.S. Supreme Court:https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/18-489_p8k0.pdf

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