Legal Opinion

Harris v. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency/american Education Services

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided June 22, 2017No. 16-2963UnpublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION *

2Per curiam

Dawud Harris, a/k/a David Harris, appeals from an order of the District Court dismissing his amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). For the reasons that follow, we will affirm.

Harris filed an in forma pauperis civil action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (“PHEAA”), challenging three student loans made to him in 2005, 2006, and 2007, which were owned and serviced by PHEAA. Harris claimed that PHEAA exploited him financially, in violation of the…

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