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ECHLIN v. PEACEHEALTH

No. 15-35324.

887 F.3d 967 (2018)

Michelle ECHLIN, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PEACEHEALTH, dba PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center; Computer Credit, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 17, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brendan W. Donckers (argued) and Daniel F. Johnson , Breskin Johnson & Townsend PLLC, Seattle, Washington; Thomas J. Lyons Jr. , Consumer Justice Center PA, Vadnais Heights, Minnesota; for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Bradley L. Fisher (argued), Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, Washington, for Defendant-Appellee PeaceHealth.

Cassandra L. Crawford (argued) and Mark A. Stafford , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Jeffrey I. Hasson , Davenport & Hasson LLP, Portland, Oregon; for Defendant-Appellee Computer Credit, Inc.

Before: Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Richard C. Tallman, and Paul J. Watford, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

We must decide whether, under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a company that sent letters demanding that hospital patients pay their overdue medical bills meaningfully participated in the hospital's efforts to collect debts.

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