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MATTER OF PETTIS

Civ. A. No. 91-7715, Bankruptcy No. 91-13760, Adv. No. 91-0672.

146 B.R. 653 (1992)

In the Matter of Cheryl PETTIS. Cheryl PETTIS, Appellee, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Appellant.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

October 26, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Donahue, Community Legal Services, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., for Cheryl Pettis, debtor.

Virginia R. Powell, U.S. Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, Pa., for U.S. Dept. of Educ.

K. Kevin Murphy, Pennsylvania Higher Educ. Assistance Agency, Harrisburg, Pa., for PHEAA.

Ronald B. Sann, U.S. Dept. of Educ., Washington, D.C., for U.S. Dept. of Educ.

Mitchell W. Miller, pro se.

TROUTMAN, Senior District Judge.

MEMORANDUM

The United States Department of Education ("DOE") appeals from the Bankruptcy Court's determination that Cheryl Pettis' student loan obligation may not be offset against her tax refund 133 B.R. 711. Among the issues presented by the DOE is "whether the suit against the United States and its agencies is barred by sovereign immunity since the United States did not file any proof of...

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