No. 17-1307October Term 2018Decided Mar 20, 2019
Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP
This case asked whether a law firm that does only nonjudicial foreclosures counts as a debt collector under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Mar 20, 2019
- What it's about
This case asked whether a law firm that does only nonjudicial foreclosures counts as a debt collector under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The Supreme Court held that businesses engaged in no more than nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings are generally not covered as debt collectors, except for the Act’s limited rule in 15 U.S.C. § 1692f(6).
Question presented
Whether the FDCPA applies to non-judicial foreclosure proceedings.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit / Decision released Mar 20, 2019
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided March 20, 2019
The Court released its decision on March 20, 2019 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jun 1, 2026
- Method
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