Legal Opinion
Lenora Johnson v. Revenue Management Corporation, Brendt Wollert v. Client Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 1, 1999No. 98-3001, 98-3146PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Within five days after a debt collector first duns a consumer debtor, the collector must send a notice saying, among other things, that unless the debtor “disputes the validity of the debt” within 30 days the debt collector will assume that the debt is valid, but that if the debtor notifies the collector in writing within 30 days that he is disputing the debt then “the debt collector will obtain verification of the debt [from the creditor] ... and a copy of [the] verification ... will be mailed to the consumer.” 15 U.S.C. § 1692g(a)(l)-(4). Bartlett v. Heibl, 128…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Emil J. Bartholet v. Reishauer A.G. (Zurich) and Reishauer Corporation (Elgin)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Valerie Bennett v. Marie SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Scandia Down Corporation, a California Corporation, and Goose Down, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Euroquilt, Inc., a New Jersey CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Jeffrey L. Gammon, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Gc Services Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Curtis Bartlett v. John A. Heibl and John A. Heibl, Attorney at LawCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by104 opinions
- Trudeau v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
- Michael Durkin and Loretta Reed, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Equifax Check Services, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- April McMillan v. Collection Professionals, Incorporated, an Illinois CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Lori Pettit v. Retrieval Masters Creditors Bureau, Inc., and Russell FuchsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- William Payton v. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Rick Freeman, Anthony Murray and William BlairCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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