Legal Opinion
Wright v. Credit Bureau of Georgia, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided September 30, 1982No. Civ. A. C81-2338APublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
RICHARD C. FREEMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff alleges in this action that the defendants have violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-1692o. The action is before the court on the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, Rule 56, Fed.R.Civ.P., and the plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability. Id.
I. The FDCPA
In response to widespread national concern over abuses by some debt collectors, Congress in 1977 enacted the FDCPA, which is designed “to eliminate abusive practices, not disadvantage ethical debt collectors, and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Wayne Ernest Barker v. Ben Norman and Jack BallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Education SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Environmental Defense Fund v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Melvin McGowan v. King, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Diane Jeter v. Credit Bureau, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Beattie v. D.M. Collections, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1991
- Hosseinzadeh v. M.R.S. Associates, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 2005
- Joseph v. J.J. Mac Intyre Companies, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2003
- Johnson v. NCB Collection ServicesDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1992
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