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Parties Involved:
Pulaski Technical College
Defendant
Reginald Robinson
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

JONESBORO DIVISION 

REGINALD ROBINSON PLAINTIFF 

v. No. 3:17-cv-15-DPM 

PULASKI TECHNICAL COLLEGE DEFENDANT 

ORDER 

Robinson has amended his complaint. But he has still not adequately 

pleaded facts that show either federal question jurisdiction or diversity 

jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 & 1332. He cites a federal regulation, 34 C.F.R. 

§ 685.215, which governs the discharge of student loans when a school falsely 

certifies the student's eligibility, endorses the student's loan check, or signs 

the borrower's authorization for an electronic funds transfer. Robinson 

doesn't allege that Pulaski Tech did any of these things; he says the school 

gave his loan check to someone else, who cashed it. NQ 6 at 4. Even if this 

regulation was violated, it doesn't provide him a right to file this lawsuit-it 

spells out an administrative procedure involving the Secretary of the 

Department of Education for discharge of the loan. 34 C.F.R. § 685.215(c). 

Part of the regulation covers discharge for identity theft. 34 C.F.R. 

§ 685.215(c)(4). But identity theft is a federal crime, punishable under 18 

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U.S.C. §§ 1028 & 1028A. Robinson can't prosecute a criminal case; he should 

turn to the appropriate authorities for help. Robinson's complaint will 

therefore be dismissed without prejudice. 

So Ordered. 

D .P. Marshall Jr. 

United States District Judge 

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