DARRISAW v. PA HIGHER EDUC. ASSISTANCE AGENCY

No. 17-12113.

949 F.3d 1302 (2020)

Hope D. DARRISAW, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PENNSYLVANIA HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AGENCY (PHEAA), Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 7, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Dietrich Hill , Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick, PLLC, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Derin Bronson Dickerson , Joshua Lamar Harris , David Andrew Hatchett , Tejas S. Patel , Kyle G.A. Wallace , Alston & Bird, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before WILLIAM PRYOR, MARTIN, and KATSAS, Circuit Judges.


This appeal presents the question whether a guaranty agency for federal student loans qualifies as a "debt collector" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692a(6), when it mistakenly attempts to collect a nonexistent student-loan debt. Hope Darrisaw, a student-loan borrower, sued the Pennsylvania...

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