United States of America, Small Business Administration v. Loris C. Bridges

Defendant-appellant Loris C. Bridges defaulted on two loans from the Small Business Administration. Plaintiff-appellee the United States, on behalf of the Small Business Administration, filed suit in federal district court to collect the balance owing under the two promissory notes. Ms. Bridges asserted in defense that her debts to the Small Business Administration had been discharged in a prior bankruptcy proceeding. The district court granted the government’s motion for summary judgment, finding that Ms. Bridges had not scheduled the debts that she owed to the Small Business Administration,…