Legal Opinion
United States v. McLaughlin
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 1, 1998No. CIV.A. 97-12155-DPWPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOODLOCK, District Judge.
The federal government seeks to collect on a student loan as to which the defendant allegedly defaulted in 1981. The defendant asserts statute of limitations and laches defenses. Finding that Congress has purposefully extended the time within which the government may sue to recover on such loans, I decline to dismiss the case on either ground.
I. BACKGROUND
On September 24, 1997, the United States filed this action against Sher A. Sprague McLaughlin seeking to recover alleged debts on student loans. The United States claims that in 1981 Sprague…
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