BERMAN v. GC SERVICES LTD. PARTNERSHIP

No. 97-3315.

146 F.3d 482 (1998)

Jeffrey A. BERMAN, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GC SERVICES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Delaware Limited Partnership and its general partners, DLS Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and GC Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 9, 1998.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied July 7, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Philipps, Catherine Lee Gemrich (argued), Beeler, Schad & Diamond, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

James T. Ferrini, John M. Hynes, Melissa A. Murphy-Petros (argued), Clausen Miller P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, BAUER and MANION, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied July 7, 1998.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

The issue before this Court is whether an obligation to pay unemployment insurance contributions pursuant to the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act qualifies as a "debt" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA" or "Act"), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq.

Plaintiff Jeffrey Berman filed a complaint against defendants, alleging violations of the...

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