United States v. Earl D. Johnson

29 F.3d 636 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Earl D. JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-16644. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 24, 1994. * Decided June 16, 1994. Before: HUG, D.W. NELSON, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Earl D. Johnson appeals pro se the district court's summary judgment in favor of the United States in the government's action to recover on several defaulted student loans. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 On appeal, Johnson contends the government's action to collect on his defaulted student loans is barred by the statute of limitations. In United States v. Phillips, No. 93-16522, slip op. at 3022-24 (9th Cir. Mar. 31, 1994), however, we held that the Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1991 (HETA), Pub.L. No. 102-26, 105 Stat. 123 (1991) (codified at 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1091a(a)), eliminated all statutes of…