United States Seventh Circuit

Defendant did not violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) by mailing plaintiffs' misleading garnishment notices since defendant was entitled to the bona fide error defense under the FDCPA.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/02/2004
• Decided 01/10/2005
• Published 01/10/2005

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Shedden, Beeler, Schad & Diamond, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff., Lance A. Raphael (argued), Stacy M. Bardo, Consumer Advocacy Center, Chicago, IL, for Intervenors-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christine Olson McTigue (argued), David M. Schultz, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.