B10(OfficialForm10)(12/11)
UNITEDSTATESBANKRUPTCYCOURT «USBANKRUPTCYCOURT» / PROOFOFCLAIMNameofDebtor:
«NAME» / CaseNumber:
«CASENUMBER» / COURTUSEONLY
NOTE:Donotusethisformtomakeaclaimforanadministrativeexpensethatarisesafterthebankruptcyfiling.You
mayfilearequestforpaymentofanadministrativeexpenseaccordingto 11U.S.C.§503.
NameofCreditor(thepersonorotherentitytowhomthedebtorowesmoneyorproperty):
CornerStone Education Loan Services on behalf of the Department of Education
Nameandaddresswherenoticesshouldbesent:
PO Box 145123
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5123
Telephonenumber: (801) 321-7236email: / ❐Checkthisboxifthisclaimamendsa previouslyfiledclaim.
CourtClaimNumber:
(Ifknown)
Filedon:
Nameandaddresswherepaymentshouldbesent(ifdifferentfromabove):
Telephonenumber:email: / ❐Checkthisboxif youareawarethat anyoneelsehasfiledaproofofclaim
relatingtothisclaim.Attachcopyof
statementgivingparticulars.
1. AmountofClaimasofDateCaseFiled:$«AMOUNTOFCLAIM»
Ifallorpartoftheclaimissecured,completeitem4.
Ifallorpartoftheclaimisentitledto priority,completeitem5.
Checkthisboxiftheclaimincludesinterestorotherchargesinadditiontotheprincipalamountof theclaim.Attachastatementthatitemizesinterestorcharges.
2. BasisforClaim: Student/Educational Loans
(Seeinstruction#2)
3. Lastfourdigitsofanynumber bywhichcreditoridentifiesdebtor:
«IDENTIFIER» / 3a.Debtormayhavescheduledaccountas:
(Seeinstruction#3a) / 3b.UniformClaimIdentifier(optional):
(Seeinstruction#3b)
Amountofarrearageandothercharges,asofthetimecasewasfiled,
4.SecuredClaim(Seeinstruction#4)includedinsecuredclaim,ifany:
Checktheappropriateboxiftheclaimissecuredbyalienonpropertyorarightof
setoff,attachrequiredredacteddocuments,andprovidetherequestedinformation.$
Natureofpropertyorrightofsetoff:❐RealEstate ❐MotorVehicle ❐OtherBasisforperfection: Describe:
ValueofProperty:$AmountofSecuredClaim:$
AnnualInterestRate_%❐Fixed or ❐VariableAmountUnsecured:$(when casewasfiled)
5.AmountofClaimEntitledto Priorityunder11U.S.C.§507(a).If anypartoftheclaimfallsintooneofthefollowingcategories,checktheboxspecifying thepriorityandstatetheamount.
❐Domesticsupportobligationsunder11 ❐Wages,salaries,orcommissions(upto$11,725*) ❐Contributionstoan
U.S.C.§507(a)(1)(A)or(a)(1)(B). earnedwithin180daysbeforethecasewasfiledorthe employeebenefitplan–
debtor’sbusinessceased,whicheverisearlier–11U.S.C.§507(a)(5).
11U.S.C.§507(a)(4).Amountentitledtopriority:
❐Upto$2,600*ofdepositstoward ❐Taxesorpenaltiesowedtogovernmentalunits– ❐Other–Specify $
purchase,lease,orrentalofpropertyor 11U.S.C.§507(a)(8). applicableparagraphof servicesforpersonal,family,orhousehold 11U.S.C.§507(a)( ). use–11U.S.C.§ 507(a)(7).
*Amountsaresubjecttoadjustmenton4/1/13andevery3yearsthereafterwithrespecttocasescommencedonorafterthedateofadjustment.
6.Credits.Theamountofallpaymentsonthisclaimhasbeencreditedforthepurposeof makingthisproofofclaim.(Seeinstruction#6)
7.Documents:Attachedareredactedcopiesofanydocumentsthatsupporttheclaim,suchaspromissorynotes,purchaseorders,invoices,itemizedstatementsof runningaccounts,contracts,judgments,mortgages,andsecurityagreements. Iftheclaimissecured,box4hasbeencompleted,andredactedcopiesofdocuments providingevidenceofperfectionofasecurityinterestareattached.(Seeinstruction#7,andthedefinitionof “redacted”.)
DONOTSENDORIGINALDOCUMENTS.ATTACHEDDOCUMENTSMAYBEDESTROYEDAFTERSCANNING. Ifthedocumentsarenotavailable,pleaseexplain:
8.Signature:(Seeinstruction#8)
Checktheappropriatebox.
❐Iamthecreditor.Iamthecreditor’sauthorizedagent. (Attachcopyofpowerofattorney,if any.)
❐Iamthetrustee,orthedebtor, ortheirauthorizedagent.
(SeeBankruptcyRule3004.)
❐Iamaguarantor,surety,indorser,orothercodebtor. (SeeBankruptcyRule3005.)
Ideclareunderpenaltyofperjurythattheinformationprovidedinthisclaimis trueandcorrecttothebestof myknowledge,information,andreasonablebelief.
PrintName: Title: Company:
Addressandtelephonenumber(ifdifferentfromnoticeaddressabove):
«CURRENTDATE»
(Signature)(Date)
Telephonenumber:email:
Penaltyforpresentingfraudulentclaim:Fineofupto $500,000orimprisonmentforupto5 years,orboth.18U.S.C.§§152and3571.
INSTRUCTIONSFORPROOFOFCLAIMFORM
Theinstructionsanddefinitionsbelowaregeneralexplanationsofthelaw.In certaincircumstances,suchasbankruptcycasesnotfiledvoluntarilybythedebtor,
exceptionstothesegeneralrulesmayapply.
Itemstobecompletedin ProofofClaimform
Court,NameofDebtor,andCaseNumber:
Fillinthefederaljudicialdistrictinwhichthebankruptcycasewasfiled(for
example,CentralDistrictofCalifornia),thedebtor’sfullname,andthecase number.Ifthecreditorreceiveda noticeofthecasefromthebankruptcycourt,
allofthisinformationis atthetopofthenotice.
Creditor’sNameandAddress:
Fillinthenameofthepersonorentityassertingaclaimandthenameand
addressofthepersonwhoshouldreceivenoticesissuedduringthebankruptcy case.Aseparatespaceisprovidedforthepaymentaddressifitdiffersfromthe
noticeaddress.Thecreditorhasacontinuingobligationto keepthecourt informedofitscurrentaddress.SeeFederalRuleofBankruptcyProcedure
(FRBP)2002(g).
1.AmountofClaimasofDateCaseFiled:
Statethetotalamountowedtothecreditoronthedateofthebankruptcyfiling.
Followtheinstructionsconcerningwhethertocompleteitems4and5.Check theboxifinterestorotherchargesareincludedintheclaim.
2.BasisforClaim:
Statethetypeofdebtorhowitwasincurred.Examplesincludegoodssold,
moneyloaned,servicesperformed,personalinjury/wrongfuldeath,carloan, mortgagenote,andcreditcard.Iftheclaimisbasedondeliveringhealthcare
goodsorservices,limitthedisclosureofthegoodsorservicessoastoavoid embarrassmentorthedisclosureofconfidentialhealthcareinformation.You
mayberequiredtoprovideadditionaldisclosureifaninterestedpartyobjectsto theclaim.
3.LastFourDigitsofAnyNumberbyWhichCreditorIdentifiesDebtor: Stateonlythelastfourdigitsofthedebtor’saccountorothernumberusedbythe creditortoidentifythedebtor.
3a.DebtorMayHaveScheduledAccountAs:
Reportachangeinthecreditor’sname,atransferredclaim,oranyother informationthatclarifiesadifferencebetweenthisproofofclaimandtheclaim
asscheduledbythedebtor.
3b.UniformClaimIdentifier:
If youuseauniformclaimidentifier,youmayreportithere.Auniformclaim
identifierisanoptional24-characteridentifierthatcertainlargecreditorsuseto facilitateelectronicpaymentinchapter13cases.
4. SecuredClaim:
Checkwhethertheclaimisfullyorpartiallysecured.Skipthissectionif theclaim
isentirelyunsecured.(SeeDefinitions.) Iftheclaimissecured,checktheboxfor thenatureandvalueofpropertythatsecurestheclaim,attachcopiesoflien
documentation,andstate,asofthedateofthebankruptcyfiling,theannualinterest rate(andwhetheritisfixedorvariable),andtheamountpastdueontheclaim.
5. AmountofClaimEntitledto PriorityUnder11U.S.C.§507(a).
Ifanyportionoftheclaimfallsintoanycategoryshown,checktheappropriate
box(es)andstatetheamountentitledtopriority.(SeeDefinitions.)Aclaimmay bepartlypriorityandpartlynon-priority.Forexample,insomeofthecategories, thelawlimitstheamountentitledtopriority.
6. Credits:
Anauthorizedsignatureonthisproofofclaimservesas anacknowledgmentthat
whencalculatingtheamountoftheclaim,thecreditorgavethedebtorcreditfor anypaymentsreceivedtowardthedebt.
7. Documents:
Attachredactedcopiesof anydocumentsthatshowthedebtexistsandalien
securesthedebt.Youmustalsoattachcopiesofdocumentsthatevidenceperfection ofanysecurityinterest.You mayalsoattachasummaryinadditiontothe
documentsthemselves.FRBP3001(c)and(d).Iftheclaimis basedondelivering healthcaregoodsorservices,limitdisclosingconfidentialhealthcareinformation. Donotsendoriginaldocuments,asattachmentsmaybedestroyedafterscanning.
8. DateandSignature:
Theindividualcompletingthisproofofclaimmustsignanddateit. FRBP9011.
Iftheclaimisfiledelectronically, FRBP5005(a)(2)authorizescourtstoestablish localrulesspecifyingwhatconstitutesasignature.Ifyousignthisform,you declare under penaltyofperjurythattheinformationprovidedistrueandcorrectto thebestofyourknowledge,information, andreasonablebelief. Yoursignatureis also a certification that the claim meets the requirements of FRBP 9011(b). Whethertheclaimisfiledelectronically orinperson,ifyournameisonthe signatureline,youareresponsibleforthedeclaration. Printthenameandtitle,if any,ofthecreditororotherpersonauthorizedtofilethisclaim. Statethefiler’s addressandtelephone numberifitdiffersfrom theaddressgivenonthetopofthe formforpurposesofreceivingnotices.Iftheclaimisfiledbyanauthorized agent, attachacompletecopyofanypowerofattorney, andprovideboththenameofthe individual filingtheclaimandthenameoftheagent.Iftheauthorized agentisa servicer,identifythecorporateservicerasthecompany.Criminalpenaltiesapply formakingafalsestatementonaproofofclaim.
DEFINITIONS
INFORMATION
Debtor
Adebtoristheperson,corporation,orotherentity
thathasfiledabankruptcycase.
Creditor
Acreditorisaperson,corporation,orotherentityto
whomdebtorowesadebtthatwasincurredbefore thedateofthebankruptcyfiling.See11U.S.C.
§101(10).
Claim
Aclaimisthecreditor’srighttoreceivepaymentfor
adebtowedbythedebtoronthedateofthe bankruptcyfiling.See11U.S.C.§101(5).Aclaim
maybesecuredorunsecured.
ProofofClaim
Aproofofclaimis aformusedbythecreditorto
indicatetheamountofthedebtowedbythedebtor onthedateofthebankruptcyfiling.Thecreditor
mustfiletheformwiththeclerkofthesame bankruptcycourtinwhichthebankruptcycasewas filed.
SecuredClaimUnder11U.S.C.§ 506(a)
Asecuredclaimis onebackedbyalienonproperty
ofthedebtor.Theclaimissecuredso longasthe creditorhastherighttobepaidfromtheproperty
priortoothercreditors.Theamountofthesecured claimcannotexceedthevalueoftheproperty.Any
amountowedtothecreditorin excessofthevalueof thepropertyis anunsecuredclaim.Examplesof
liensonpropertyincludea mortgageonrealestateor
asecurityinterestinacar. Alien maybevoluntarily grantedbyadebtorormaybeobtainedthrougha court proceeding.Insomestates,a courtjudgmentis a lien.
Aclaimalsomaybesecuredifthecreditorowesthe debtormoney(hasarighttosetoff).
UnsecuredClaim
Anunsecuredclaimisonethatdoesnotmeetthe
requirementsofasecuredclaim.A claimmaybe partlyunsecurediftheamountoftheclaimexceeds thevalueofthepropertyonwhichthecreditorhasa lien.
ClaimEntitledto PriorityUnder11U.S.C.§507 (a)
Priorityclaimsarecertaincategoriesof unsecured
claimsthatarepaidfromtheavailablemoneyor propertyinabankruptcycasebeforeotherunsecured
claims.
Redacted
Adocumenthasbeenredactedwhenthepersonfiling
ithasmasked,editedout,orotherwisedeleted, certaininformation.Acreditormustshowonlythe
lastfourdigitsof anysocial-security,individual’s
tax-identification,orfinancial-accountnumber,only theinitialsofa minor’sname,andonlytheyearof
anyperson’sdateofbirth.Iftheclaimisbasedonthe deliveryofhealthcaregoodsorservices,limitthe disclosureofthegoodsorservicessoastoavoid
embarrassmentorthedisclosureofconfidential healthcareinformation.
Evidenceof Perfection
Evidenceofperfectionmayincludea mortgage,lien,
certificateoftitle,financingstatement,orother documentshowingthatthelienhasbeenfiledor
recorded.
AcknowledgmentofFilingofClaim
Toreceiveacknowledgmentof yourfiling,youmay
eitherencloseastampedself-addressedenvelopeand acopyofthisproofofclaimor you mayaccessthe court’sPACERsystem
( forasmallfeetoview yourfiledproofofclaim.
Offersto PurchaseaClaim
Certainentitiesareinthebusinessofpurchasing
claimsforanamountlessthanthefacevalueofthe claims.Oneormoreoftheseentitiesmaycontactthe
creditorandoffertopurchasetheclaim.Someofthe writtencommunicationsfromtheseentitiesmay
easilybeconfusedwithofficialcourtdocumentation orcommunicationsfromthedebtor.Theseentities donotrepresentthebankruptcycourtorthedebtor.
Thecreditorhasnoobligationtosellitsclaim. However,ifthecreditordecidestosellitsclaim,any transferofsuchclaimissubjectto FRBP3001(e),
anyapplicableprovisionsoftheBankruptcyCode (11U.S.C.§101etseq.),andanyapplicableorders ofthebankruptcycourt.