Sheriff v. Gillie, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the use of the Ohio Attorney General's letterhead, as its direction, was permissible and not a false, deceptive, or misleading representation under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.[1][2]
| Sheriff v. Gillie | |
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| Argued March 29, 2016 Decided May 16, 2016 | |
| Full case name | Mark J. Sheriff, et al., Petitioners v. Pamela Gillie, et al. |
| Docket no. | 15–338 |
| Citations | 578 U.S. ___ (more) 136 S. Ct. 1594; 194 L. Ed. 2d 625 |
| Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
| Holding | |
| The use of the Ohio Attorney General's letterhead, as its direction, was permissible and not a false, deceptive, or misleading representation under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Ginsburg, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Fair Debt Collection Practices Act | |
Background
editThe Ohio Attorney General contracted out debt collection to private attorneys and instructed them to use the Ohio Attorney General's letterhead.[2]
Opinion of the Court
editAssociate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg authored a unanimous decision.[2]
References
edit- ^ SCOTUSblog coverage
- ^ a b c Sheriff v. Gillie, No. 15–338, 578 U.S. ____ (2016).
External links
edit- Text of Sheriff v. Gillie, 578 U.S. 2016 is available from: Justia Oyez (oral argument audio) Supreme Court (slip opinion) (archived)
- Nations Finance Debt Collection
- SCOTUS Blog Coverage
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