Legal Opinion
Hunt v. Imperial Merchant Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 31, 2009No. 07-16418PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
Class action defendant Imperial Merchant Services, Inc. (“IMS”) appeals the district court’s interlocutory order requiring it to pay the costs of notifying the plaintiff class. The class action alleges that IMS’ debt collection practices violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq. The district court certified a plaintiff class, granted partial summary judgment for the plaintiffs on their Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) claim, and then ordered IMS to pay the costs of notifying class members because the summary judgment order…
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