Imperial Merchant Services, Inc. v. Hunt

ORDER

We respectfully certify the following question to the Supreme Court of California as set forth in the attached request:

1.May a debt collector recovering on a dishonored check impose both a service charge under section 1719 of the California Civil Code and prejudgment interest under section 3287 of the California Civil Code?

We stay all further proceedings in this case in this Court and the district court pending receipt of the answer to the certified question. If the Supreme Court of California declines certification, we will resolve the issue according to our perception of California law.