UNITED STATES v. CENTRAL ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC.

No. 86-1880.

823 F.2d 880 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CENTRAL ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC., Central Associated Billing, Inc., and Central Adjustment Bureau, Inc., of Texas, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 10, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claude R. Wilson, Jr., Alan J. Hostetter, Dallas, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

James A. Rolfe, U.S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., Consumer Affairs Section, Raymond W. Philipps, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Consumer Affairs Section, Roger J. Fitzpatrick, Sharon Kurn, Federal Trade Com'n, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, GARZA, and JONES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The Court, having heard oral argument in this case and reviewed both the briefs and the pertinent portions of the record in the district court, has determined to affirm on the basis of the memorandum opinion written by the district court, to which we add the following:

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act does not violate the equal protection clause by limiting its coverage to independent debt collectors. Because the purpose of the Act is to...

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