Petition of the day
By Kate Howard
on Jan 13, 2017
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.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
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/