United States First Circuit

In a dispute involving whether the Federal Debt Collection Procedure Act (FDCPA), 28 U.S.C. section 3001-3308, may be used to enforce an order of restitution to a private-party victim of a crime, judgment of the district court is reversed where the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act of 1996 authorizes the United States to invoke FDCPA procedures to enforce all restitution orders, including those in favor of private-party victims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/08/2011
• Published 06/08/2011

Judges

• LYNCH

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel