Adeline Jones v. Lauro F. Cavazos, Secretary, United States Department of Education, in His Official Capacity, and Richard A. Hastings, Etc.

In the early 1970’s, Adeline Jones borrowed money under the National Direct Student Loan Program (“NDSL”) to attend Coahoma Junior College (the “College”) in Clarksdale, Mississippi. This loan, authorized under Title N-E of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as amended 20 U.S.C.A. §§ 1087aa et seq. (1978)), was made and administered by the College. The College placed the loan in default in April 1974, and in 1986, assigned the loan to the Secretary of Education for collection. In 1987, the U.S. Department of Education sent Jones a letter informing her that if she did not arrange to repay this…