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]

Sheriff v. Gillie
Argued March 29, 2016
Decided May 16, 2016
Full case nameMark J. Sheriff, et al., Petitioners v. Pamela Gillie, et al.
Docket no.15–338
Citations578 U.S. ___ (more)
136 S. Ct. 1594; 194 L. Ed. 2d 625
Opinion announcementOpinion 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
MajorityGinsburg, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Background

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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

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Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg authored a unanimous decision.[2]

References

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  1. ^ SCOTUSblog coverage
  2. ^ a b c Sheriff v. Gillie, No. 15–338, 578 U.S. ____ (2016).
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