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MEMORANDUM OPINION THE HONORABLE DENNIS R. DOW, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE Kenneth S. Johnson, Jr. and Debra L. Johnson (collectively, the “Debtors”, appearing pro se) filed a complaint seeking a determination that their student loan debt (“Student Loans”) owed to the Department of Education, Navient Solutions, Inc. (“Navient”) and Educational Credit Management Corporation (“ECMC”) (collec

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER TAMARA O. MITCHELL, United States Bankruptcy Judge This adversary proceeding is before the Court following a’ trial on November 9, 2015, on a complaint to determine the dis-chargeability of student loan debts filed by the plaintiffs, Ronald Joe Johnson and Dawn Marie Johnson. Appearing at the trial were Ronald Joe Johnson, pro se, and Richard O’Neal, attorn

KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge, concurring in the judgment: While I join my colleagues in the judgment affirming the district court, I write separately to set out why I find the result troubling. The principal question before us is whether cochlear implant mapping — i.e., calibrating a cochlear implant so that an individual with profound hearing loss can receive and interpret auditory signals — is

578 F.Supp.2d 145 (2008) Beth and David PETIT et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, and Margaret Spellings, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Education, Defendants. Civil Action No. 07-1583(RMU). United States District Court, District of Columbia. September 29, 2008. *147 Mark

580 F.Supp.2d 154 (2008) Joseph JOHNSON, Jr., Plaintiff, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. 07-2183(JR). United States District Court, District of Columbia. September 30, 2008. *155 Joseph Johnson, Jr., Oxon Hill, MD, pro se. Claire M. Whitaker, Fred Elmore Haynes, United States Attorney'

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

MEMORANDUM OPINION KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, United States District Judge Plaintiff Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC (“Brustein” or “Plaintiff’) filed a complaint against the United States Department of Education (“DOE” or “Defendant”) under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (2014), on May 15, 2013. *3(See Complaint

SUMMARY ORDER Plaintiff-Appellant David Douek, proceeding pro se, appeals from a May 9, 2005 judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Wood, J.) dismissing all claims against Defendants-Appellants. Appellant alleges error as to a March 22, 2005 opinion and order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Wood, J.) which, adopting the Report and Recommen

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge: BACKGROUND This court consolidated the cases of Theodore Johnson and Lynn August due to the common issue whether Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity bars claims for money damages against entities of the state of Louisiana, which arose during a particular time period, brought under § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The district courts refused to dismiss the claims. Based on

367 B.R. 120 (2007) In re Brett Michael CARNDUFF and Janeth Rey Carnduff, Debtors. Brett Michael Carnduff; Janeth Rey Carnduff, Appellants, v. United States Department of Education, Appellee. BAP No. WW-06-1200-MoSPa. Bankruptcy No. 05-13455-SJS. Adversary No. A05-01201-SJS. United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted on November 16,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) SOUTHERN EDUCATION ) FOUNDATION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 25-1079 (PLF)

FLAUM, Circuit Judge. The Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) negotiates and regulates health benefit plans that are offered to federal employees. Most federal employees receive these benefits through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (“FEHBP”). Prior to the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), Pub.L. No. 111-148 (2010), members of the U

OPINION AND ORDER Debra M. Brown, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE. On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court issued the landmark decision of Brown v. Board of Education, holding that “in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place.” 347 U.S. 483, 495, 74 S.Ct. 686, 98 L.Ed. 873 (1954) (“Brown I”). A year later, on May "31, 1955, the Supreme' Court i

Appellate Case: 22-3286 Document: 105-1 Date Filed: 11/12/2024 Page: 1 FILED United States Court of Appeals PUBLISH Tenth Circuit UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS November 12, 2024

OPINION AND ORDER LETTOW, Judge. Plaintiff Joseph Johnson, Jr., seeks damages and equitable relief from the United States (“the government”) for alleged negligence, violation of the Administrative Procedure Act, and breach of contract by the Department of Education (“the agency”) in connection with consolidated educational loans. Pending before the court are two motions. The government has moved to dismiss t

286 B.R. 310 (2002) In re Kimberly HOLLINS, Debtor. Kimberly Hollins, Plaintiff, v. United States Department of Education, Defendant. Bankruptcy No. 01-32010-SAF-7, Adversary No. 01-3346. United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division. November 22, 2002. *311 Robert M. Nicoud, Jr., Olson & Nicoud, Dallas, TX,

MEMORANDUM OPINION GLEN H. DAVIDSON, Senior District Judge. Presently before the Court in this nearly forty-eight-year-old school desegregation case is Defendant Cleveland School District’s proposed plan [44] in response to the Court’s March 28, 2012 Order [42] directing the District to submit a proposed plan to farther integrate East Side High School and D.M. Smith Middle School, and to achiev

MEMORANDUM OPINION GLEN H. DAVIDSON, Senior District Judge. Presently before the Court are a motion for further relief [5] filed by the PlaintiffIntervenor United States of America (the “Government”), and a motion to substitute party plaintiffs [40] filed by and through the Plaintiffs’ counsel. Upon due consideration, the Court is ready to rule. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL B

OPINION & ORDER ALGENON L. MARBLEY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Jane Doe, an eleven-year-old transgender girl, seeks to use the girls’ restroom at Highland Elementary School. Highland will not permit her to do so. After an investigation, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the Department of Education (“DOE”) found that Highland’s policy im-permissibly discriminated against Jane on the basis of her se

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) ) MID-ATLANTIC EQUITY ) CONSORTIUM, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 25-1407 (PLF)