ARMSTRONG v. ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR EDUCATION

No. 97-5316.

168 F.3d 1362 (1999)

Vanessa ARMSTRONG, Appellant, v. ACCREDITING COUNCIL FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING, INC., et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Tankersley argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Alan B. Morrison.

Anthony M. Alexis, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee Richard Riley, Secretary of Education, et al. With him on the brief were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, R. Craig Lawrence and Scott S. Harris, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Henry S. Weinstock argued the cause and filed the brief for appellees Bank of America, N.T. & S.A., et al.

Mark E. Shure argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee Educational Credit Management Corporation.

Before: HENDERSON, RANDOLPH and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

Concurring statement filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

In this case, we must decide whether appellant, a student who attended a for-profit vocational school with help from a federally guaranteed student loan, may assert the school's alleged fraud and failure to provide the education it promised as a defense against the lender's effort...

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