Midland Funding LLC v. Johnson
137 S. Ct. 1407 · Decided May 15, 2017 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Midland Funding LLC v. Johnson was decided on May 15, 2017 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Debtors' rights” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2016
Case details
- Citations
- 137 S. Ct. 1407 · 197 L. Ed. 2d 790 · 2017 U.S. LEXIS 2949
- Docket number
- 16-348
- Decided
- May 15, 2017
- Argued
- January 17, 2017
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Debtors' rights
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent |
Did not participate: Neil M. Gorsuch.
Full case caption
Midland Funding LLC v. Johnson
SCDB identifiers: case 2016-039, docket 2016-039-01.
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