Legal Opinion
Ken Baker v. G. C. Services Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 19, 1982No. 81-3235PublishedCited by 234 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
Appellant G. C. Services Corp., a debt collection company, appeals from a district court judgment holding that appellant violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692, by falsely threatening legal action and by failing to inform the debtor that he could dispute a portion of the debt. We affirm.
I
Appellee Ken Baker was indebted on credit card accounts to Shell Oil Co. and to Chevron U. S. A., Inc. Both accounts were assigned to appellant G. C. Services Corporation for collection. Appellant attempted to collect the amounts owed by Baker by sending three…
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