Edward P. Dechert, as Trustee of the Estate in Bankruptcy of Judy A. Oyler v. Cadle Company

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “The plaintiff was entitled to an award of fees and costs only if his suit could be characterized as a successful action . . . , meaning liability for either actual or statutory damages.”
• to be a “prevailing party” under FDCPA, one either must obtain a judgment that provides him with formal relief, such as damages, an injunction, or a declaration that he can use if necessary to obtain an injunction or damages later, or must obtain a settlement that gives him similar relief

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).