Midland Funding Llc v. Johnson
Decided May 15, 2017. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 16-348 · 581 U.S. 224 (2017) · Cited 115 times
Holding
The fling of a proof of claim that is obviously time barred is not a false, deceptive, misleading, unfair, or unconscionable debt collection practice within the meaning of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–3.
Majority · 5
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Clarence Thomas
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Dissenting · 3
- Elena Kagan
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Kokoszka v. Belford · 417 U.S. 642 (1974)
- Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. Davenport · 495 U.S. 552 (1990)
- United States v. Kubrick · 444 U.S. 111 (1979)
- Johnson v. Home State Bank · 501 U.S. 78 (1991)
- Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY v. Tomanio · 446 U.S. 478 (1980)
- Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · 321 U.S. 342 (1944)
- Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. of America v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. · 549 U.S. 443 (2007)
- Bates v. State Bar of Arizona · 433 U.S. 350 (1977)
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