United States First Circuit

To be excluded from section 1679 of the Credit Repair Organizations Act, which creates a cause of action for consumers harmed by credit repair organizations, the organization must actually operate as a nonprofit organization and be exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3).

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/31/2005
• Published 05/31/2005

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before HOWARD, Circuit Judge, CYR, and STAHL, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David J. Vendler, with whom Richard H. Nakamura, Maureen M. Home, Morris Polich & Purdy, LLP, Stephen G. Hennessy, Garrett M. Smith, Gary W. Kendall, Michie, Hamlett, Lowry, Rasmussen & Tweel, PC, and Gregory S. Duncan, were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul M. Kaplan, with whom Michael J. Tuteur, Lawrence M. Kraus, Stephen D. Riden and Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., were on brief for appellees.