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Med-1 Solutions, LLC v. Suesz

Petition for certiorari denied on December 8, 2014
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
14-370 7th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2014

Issue: Whether the term “judicial district” in Section 1692i of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act should be defined with respect to state law, by determining the smallest unit into which the state consistently and uniformly divides itself (as is the rule in the Second Circuit), or whether the term should be given a federal common law definition that asks what is the smallest geographic area relevant for state court venue (as held by the Seventh Circuit below).

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Sep 29 2014Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 31, 2014)
Oct 30 2014Brief of respondent Mark Suesz in opposition filed.
Nov 12 2014Reply of petitioner Med-1 Solutions, LLC filed.
Nov 19 2014DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 5, 2014.
Dec 8 2014Petition DENIED.