The Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) attempted to Prevent former Education (DOE) Secretary, Betsy DeVos, from Testifying in a Class-Action Lawsuit, that Alleges her Department of Education Ineffectively managed Thousands of Student Loans.
The Original Class Action Case claims, the Education Department Refused to Process Borrower Defense Claims, which Permit Loan fFrgiveness from the Federal Government, if a School Misleads Students or Violates State Law.
DeVos has long faced Controversy for her Policies about Borrowing and Student Loan Forgiveness.
"The Department's abdication of its responsibility is not a neutral choice," the Lawsuit said. "Its decision to keep over 160,000 students in limbo-some for over four years-has damaged students' credit and limited their access to federal student aid."
Oral Arguments seeking to Block DeVos's Testimony, were presented on Wednesday, before a Panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, after U.S. District Judge, William Alsup, decided in May, that DeVos would be required to Testify in the case.
At the Request of the Class-Action Lawsuit's Plaintiffs, Alsup found that "extraordinary circumstances" justified the Rare Deposition of a former Secretary.
The Biden Administration Appealed Alsup’s Ruling via Petition for a Writ of Mandamus, asking the Ninth Circuit to Quash the Subpoena.
The DOJ argued that the firmly Established Rule against Deposing Heads of Government Agencies should apply in this Case.
It also argued that there simply isn’t any good reason to Depose DeVos, noting that “The only asserted purpose for deposing former Secretary DeVos is to probe her mental processes related to official agency action,” and Not to provide any Official DOE Information. The DOJ further asserted that Deposing a former Cabinet Secretary is Not only an Improper Request, but also One that will Not Yield any Information that Plaintiffs could Not have obtained through Less Burdensome means.
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