United States Ninth Circuit

There is no implied private right of action for violations of 11 USC 524, which enjoins debt collection against a debtor after a discharge in bankruptcy, nor may a debtor file a simultaneous claim under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/04/2001
• Decided 01/08/2002
• Published 01/08/2002

Judges

• RYMER, Circuit Judge:, Before:  KOZINSKI, RYMER, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy J. Becker (argued) and Carleton B. Crutchfield, Mitsch & Crutchfield, St. Paul, Minnesota, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jan T. Chilton (argued) and Mark D. Lonergan, Severson & Werson, San Francisco, California, for the defendant-appellee.