Judge Says Plaintiffs in ED Case Likely to Succeed on Merits of Protest

Yesterday Judge Thomas C. Wheeler issued a preliminary injunction in favor of the plaintiffs in the case of FMS v. USA (Department of Education, or ED). ED is now enjoined from recalling borrower accounts that are being serviced as part of the 2015 Award Term Extensions (ATEs) granted to FMS Investment Corp. (FMS), Account Control Technology, Inc. (ACT), GC Services Limited Partnership (GC Services), and Continental Service Group, Inc. (ConServe).

Judge Wheeler came down squarely on the side of the collection agencies, and said he was “convinced that Plaintiffs are likely to succeed on the merits of their bid protests.”

You can download the Order here.