Legal Opinion
Wagstaff v. United States Department of Education
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 4, 2007No. 07-50327PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Per curiam
The primary issue in this case is whether Congress waived the sovereign immunity of the United States by enacting the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. We hold it did not and affirm the decision of the district court dismissing this case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
I. BACKGROUND FACTS
Between 1991 and 1993, Audrey Wag-staff, Appellant, took out student loans to attend Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas, signing six promissory notes payable to various lenders. In May 1993, she graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University and has since been gainfully employed.…
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