Legal Opinion
Citizens Savings Bank v. Bell
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided March 25, 1985No. C.A. 83-0567 SPublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SELYA, District Judge.
This case is an offshoot of the diverse, complex, and extensive litigation which marked the meteoric rise and precipitous fall of Lafayette Academy, Inc. (Lafayette). The ensuing flood of controversy has not only inundated Lafayette and its principals and successors in interest, but has also engulfed a myriad of financial institutions (the lenders) which provided loans to students or supposed students of Lafayette. This suit is but a small droplet in the raging torrent. It has been brought by one such lender against the Secretary of Education (the Secretary).…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Federal Crop Ins. Corp. v. MerrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Heckler v. Community Health Services of Crawford County, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Ford Motor Credit Co. v. MilhollinSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by58 opinions
- Nancy Strickland v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human Services v. Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Strickland v. Commissioner, Maine Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Rhode Island Higher Education Assistance Authority v. Secretary, U.S. Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Chang v. University of Rhode IslandDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1985
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Education v. United States Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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