Legal Opinion
Kort v. Diversified Collection Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 10, 2005No. 04-1074, 04-1455PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Elizabeth Kort, representing a class of individuals, sued Diversified Collection Services (“DCS”), claiming that DCS violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692, et seq., by mailing her and others misleading garnishment notices. The debts at issue were student loans governed by the Higher Education Act (“HEA”), 20 U.S.C. §§ 1070, et seq. The text of the garnishment notice was taken entirely from a form issued by the Department of Education (“DOE”), which is the federal agency charged with regulating under the HEA. Given DOS’s reliance on…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- William C. Lewis v. Acb Business Services, Inc., (96-3093/3498), American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. James P. Connors, (96-3498)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Mary A. O'Regan v. Arbitration Forums, Inc., a New York Not-For-Profit Corporation, and Yvonne WeaverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Curtis Bartlett v. John A. Heibl and John A. Heibl, Attorney at LawCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Kevin Miller v. McCalla Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols, and Clark, L.L.C., and Echevarria, McCalla Raymer, Barrett, and FrappierCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by134 opinions
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- Beck v. Maximus, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
- Ruth v. Triumph PartnershipsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- Johnson v. RiddleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
- Evans v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
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