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Petition of the day

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Thepetition of the day is:

16-707

Issues:(1) Whether the filing of a proof of claim is debt collection as defined by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act; (2) whether the Bankruptcy Code, which governs the filing of proofs of claim in bankruptcy, precludes the application of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to the filing of a proof of claim for an unextinguished time-barred debt; and (3) whether the filing of a proof of claim for an unextinguished time-barred debt in a bankruptcy proceeding violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

 

Cases: Dubois v. Atlas Acquisitions, LLC

Recommended Citation: Kate Howard, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Jan. 13, 2017, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/01/petition-of-the-day-1073/