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 |
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]