Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Howe
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided March 30, 2018No. Case No. 1:16–cv–03364–DML–SEBPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Debra McVicker Lynch, United States Magistrate Judge
This case challenges as a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act a practice the defendant Mr. Howe (an attorney) uses in debt collection cases he files on behalf of creditor-clients in Indiana state court-or at least did in this case.1 Mr. Howe serves with the summons and complaint a document titled "Requests to Admit," consisting of four statements to which his client seeks responses under *930Rule 36 of the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure. This document does not advise of the consequences of failure to serve timely denials.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Spokeo, Inc. v. RobinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. FeldmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Heintz v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Mark Patterson v. Howard HoweCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2024
- Mark Patterson v. Howard HoweCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2024