Navient Solutions, LLC v. The Law Offices of Jeffrey Lohman, et al, No. 1:2019cv00461 - Document 204 (E.D. Va. 2020)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema on 4/2/2020. (dvanm, )
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Navient Solutions, LLC v. The Law Offices of Jeffrey Lohman, et al Doc. 204 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division NAVIENT SOLUTIONS,LLC, Navient, 19-CV-461 (LMB/TCB) THE LAW OFFICES OF JEFFREY LOHMAN, et al.. Defendants, MEMORANDUM OPINION 1. BACKGROUND On December 13,2020, Navient Solutions, LLC ("plaintiff or "Navienf)filed its Second Amended Complaint in this civil action.[See Dkt. 100], Although "no substantive changes" were made "with respect to the existing [djefendants,""nine individual [d]efendants and one corporate [d]efendanf were added, all of whom "operated the financing and marketing arms" ofthe alleged scheme to defraud Navient.' [Dkt. 77]. Id. The new corporate defendant is GST Factoring, Inc.("defendant" or "GST"),a Texas-based corporation which Navient alleges "operated as a factoring company to sweep and distribute proceeds from duped borrowers."^ Id 'Navient generally alleges a scheme in which all ofthe defendants conspired together to defraud Navient out of millions of dollars in outstanding student loan debt, and to manufacture federal lawsuits and arbitration claims against Navient for purported violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. FSee Dkt. 100]. ^ Navient alleges that GST "had a central role in the [s]cheme."[Dkt. 100]. Specifically,"GST connected attorneys with ... a network of affiliated marketers to recruit borrowers into the [s]cheme through a pattern of deceptive marketing practices." Id Two such attorneys were Amanda Johanson and David Mize. Id "When a new client was recruited by an [a]ffiliate,[the affiliate] would have the [client] sign an automatic deposit agreement." Id Once made,the client's payments would "be swept by GST, which would then pay" both the affiliate and the attorneys, including Johanson and Mize. Id Dockets.Justia.com
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