United States v. Patsy Ann Hodges

Patsy Ann Hodges appeals from the district court’s 1 order granting the-government summary judgment in its action to recover a' student loan debt.

The. material facts are not in dispute. In 1969, Hodges defaulted on her student loans; in 1983, the creditor transferred the defaulted loans to the United States Department of Education; and in 1992, the government sued Hodges.

After Hodges filed a pro se answer admitting the loan and the failure to pay, the government moved for summary judgment. Noting that a six-year statute of limitations was in effect until 1991, the government argued that the…