Sheriff v. Gillie

Sheriff v. Gillie
Argued March 29, 2016
Decided May 16, 2016
Full case name Mark J. Sheriff, et al., Petitioners v. Pamela Gillie, et al.
Docket nos. 15–338
Citations 578 U.S. ___ (more)
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
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Anthony Kennedy · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan
Case opinions
Majority Ginsburg, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

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]

Background

The 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

Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg authored a unanimous decision.[2]

References

  1. ↑ SCOTUSblog coverage
  2. 1 2 3 Sheriff v. Gillie, No. 15–338, 578 U.S. ____ (2016).


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