F.T.C. v. CHECK INVESTORS, INC.

Nos. 05-3558, 05-3957.

502 F.3d 159 (2007)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. CHECK INVESTORS, INC.; Check Enforcement; Jaredco, Inc.; Barry S. Sussman; Elizabeth M. Sussman; Charles T. Hutchins. Charles T. Hutchins, Appellant No. 05-3558. Federal Trade Commission v. Check Investors, Inc.; Check Enforcement; Jaredco, Inc.; Barry S. Sussman; Elizabeth M. Sussman; Charles T. Hutchins. Check Investors, Inc., Check Enforcement, Jaredco, Inc., Barry S. Sussman, Appellants No. 3957.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: September 6, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles T. Hutchins, Esq. (Argued), Pro se.

Stephen Robert LaCheen, Esq. (Argued), Anne M. Dixon, Esq., Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Appellants, Check Investors, Inc., Check Enforcement, Inc., Jaredco, Inc., and Barry Sussman.

William Blumenthal, Esq., General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission, John F. Daly, Esq., Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, Federal Trade Commission; Lawrence DeMille-Wagman, Esq. (Argued), Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C., Attorneys for Appellee.

Before: McKEE, AMBRO, NYGAARD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

McKEE, Circuit Judge.

Check Investors, Inc., Check Enforcement, Inc., Jaredco, Inc., Barry Sussman (hereinafter collectively "Check Investors")1 and Charles T. Hutchins2 appeal the district court's grant of injunctive relief and $10.2 million in fines in this action that the Federal Trade Commission initiated against them. The FTC claimed that their debt collection practices violated the Federal...

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