Dennis Obduskey, Petitioner v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP

Summary

The Court held that a law firm that conducts nonjudicial foreclosures is not a "debt collector" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act’s primary definition, and therefore is subject only to the Act’s §1692f(6) prohibitions. The decision affirmed the Tenth Circuit’s dismissal of the plaintiff’s FDCPA claim. Justice Sotomayor filed a concurring opinion noting that the holding does not grant blanket immunity from the Act’s other mandates.