Sheriff v. Gillie

Sheriff v. Gillie
Supreme Court of the United States
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
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Anthony Kennedy  · Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg  · Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito  · Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan
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]}

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. Sheriff v. Gillie, No. 15–338, 578 U.S. ____ (2016).

External links

• Text of Sheriff v. Gillie, 578 U.S. 2016 is available from: Justia Oyez (oral argument audio) Supreme Court (slip opinion) (archived)
• Nations Finance Debt Collection
• SCOTUS Blog Coverage