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CaseNo: FVPHI111883, CourtCode: FED, CourtName: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff: FTC, State: MA Massachusetts, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>FVPHI111883, Credit Repair, Consumers, Howard Hall, Credit Repair Organizations, Repair Organizations Act, Massachusetts Consumer Protection, Commonwealth, Act, Federal Trade Commission, Phillips Hall, Pursuant, Ftc Act, Permanent, Violation, Officers, Credit Reports, Massachusetts, United States District, Representation, Relief, Permanent Injunction, Practices, Equitable Relief, Financial Statements, Deceptive Acts, Sale, Charge-offs, Common Control, Allied Credit Services, Charging Defendants Phillips , ContentID: 120247546

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1   STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT
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11 pages
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2   COMPLAINT
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9 pages
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Total Documents: 2 documents , 20 pages
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1 . STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
CREDIT REPAIR
CONSUMERS
HOWARD HALL
PLAINTIFFS
REPAIR ORGANIZATIONS ACT
MASSACHUSETTS CONSUMER PROTECTION
COMMONWEALTH
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
PHILLIPS HALL
PURSUANT
BUSINESS
CREDIT REPAIR ORGANIZATIONS
COURT
OFFICERS
PERMANENT
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
FTC ACT
PERMANENT INJUNCTION
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPRESENTATION
CREDIT REPORTS
COMMON CONTROL
ALLIED CREDIT SERVICES
CHARGING DEFENDANTS PHILLIPS
CONSUMER REDRESS
VIOLATIONS
EQUITABLE RELIEF
NOTIFY PLAINTIFFS
BOSTON REGIONAL OFFICE
                        UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                     FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

                      THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION and
                     THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

                                 Plaintiffs

                                     v.

            PHILLIPS HALL, INC., a corporation doing business as
                     ALLIED CREDIT SERVICES, INC., and
       HOWARD HALL, individually and as an officer of the corporation
                                Defendants.

                            CIVIL NO. 98-10351NG

      STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND CONSUMER
                                  REDRESS
                    ___________________________________

   Plaintiffs, the Federal Trade Commission ("the Commission") and the
   Commonwealth of Massachusetts ("the Commonwealth") (collectively,
   "Plaintiffs") have filed their complaint pursuant to Sections 13(b)
   and 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C.
   §§ 53(b) and 57b; Sections 410(b) and (c) of the Credit Repair
   Organizations Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1679i(b) and (c); and the
   Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, M.G.L. c.93A, § 2(a), charging
   Defendants Phillips Hall, Inc., doing business as Allied Credit
   Services, Inc., and Howard Hall ("Defendants") in this action with
   violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45; the Credit
   Repair Organizations Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1679 et seq.; and the
   Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act. M.G.L. c.93A, § 2.

   Plaintiffs and Defendants have agreed to the entry of this Stipulated
   Order for Permanent Injunction and Consumer Redress ("Order") by this
   Court in order to resolve all matters of dispute between them in this
   action.

   NOW, THEREFORE, Plaintiffs and Defendants having requested the Court
   to enter this Order, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED as
   follows:

                                  FINDINGS

   1. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this case
   and over the parties consenting hereto.

SNIPPETS:
  • THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
  • PHILLIPS HALL, INC., a corporation doing business as
  • ALLIED CREDIT SERVICES, INC., and HOWARD HALL, individually and as an officer of the
  • Plaintiffs, the Federal Trade Commission and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have filed Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45; the Credit Repair Organizations Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1679 et
  • Plaintiffs and Defendants have agreed to the entry of this Stipulated Order for Permanent
  • Pursuant to these sections of the FTC Act, the Credit Repair Organizations Act, and the
  • On February 26, 1998, Plaintiffs filed their complaint for a permanent injunction and other
  • This Order does not constitute and shall not be interpreted to constitute an admission by
  • IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendants Phillips Hall, Inc. and Howard Hall, and their
  • Misrepresenting that Defendants can improve substantially consumers' credit reports or
  • Violating 15 U.S.C. § 1679bby making or using any untrue or misleading representation of the
  • IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that within three business days after the date this Order is entered,
  • Notify Plaintiffs in writing within thirty days of any change in their residential addresses
  • Acting Regional Director Boston Regional Office
  • Honorable Nancy Gertner United States District Judge

  • 2 . COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    ACT
    CONSUMERS
    DEFENDANTS
    CREDIT REPAIR ORGANIZATIONS
    VIOLATION
    MASSACHUSETTS
    RELIEF
    FTC ACT
    PRACTICES
    CREDIT REPORTS
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    COMMONWEALTH
    COURT
    PLAINTIFFS
    DECEPTIVE ACTS
    SALE
    CHARGE-OFFS
    PHILLIPS HALL
    BUSINESS
    INJUNCTION
    PERMANENT
    BANKRUPTCIES
    EQUITABLE RELIEF
    PURSUANT
    ATTORNEYS
    REPRESENTATION
    CONSUMER PROTECTION
    UNFAIR
    MASS
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                         FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
    
                          THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION and
                         THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
    
                                    Plaintiffs,
    
                                         v.
    
         PHILLIPS HALL, INC., a corporation doing business as ALLIED CREDIT
       SERVICES, INC., and HOWARD S. HALL, individually and as an officer of
                                  the corporation,
    
                                    Defendants.
    
                                     CIVIL NO.
    
                              COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTION
                             AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF
    
       Plaintiffs, the Federal Trade Commission and the Commonwealth of
       Massachusetts for itself and as parens patriae on behalf of the
       residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, for their complaint
       allege as follows:
    
       1. Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission ("the Commission") brings this
       action under Sections 13(b) and 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act
       ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C. §§ 53(b) and 57b, and Section 410(b) of the
       Credit Repair Organizations Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1679h(b), to obtain
       preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, restitution, rescission,
       disgorgement and other equitable relief for Defendants' deceptive acts
       or practices in connection with the sale and offering for sale of
       credit repair services in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, 15
       U.S.C. § 45(a), and the Credit Repair Organizations Act , 15 U.S.C.
       1679 et seq.
    
       2. Plaintiff Commonwealth of Massachusetts brings this action under
       Section 410(c) of the Credit Repair Organizations Act, 15 U.S.C.
       1679h(c), to obtain preliminary and permanent injunctive relief,
       restitution, rescission, disgorgement and other equitable relief for
       Defendants' deceptive acts or practices in connection with the sale
       and offering for sale of credit repair services in violation of the
       Credit Repair Organizations Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1679 et seq., and, as
       part of the same case or controversy, also brings this action pursuant
       to the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, M.G.L. c.93A, §§ 2(a)
       and 4, to secure a permanent injunction and other equitable relief,
       including restitution and attorneys' fees, against Defendants'
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
  • COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTION
  • AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF
  • Plaintiffs, the Federal Trade Commission and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for itself and
  • Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission brings this action under Sections 13and 19 of the Federal 15 U.S.C. § 45, and the Credit Repair Organizations Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1679 et seq.
  • Plaintiff Commonwealth of Massachusetts brings this action under Section 410of the Credit versy, also brings this action pursuant to the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, M.G.L. c.93A,
  • The Commission is charged, inter alia, with enforcement of Section 5of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C.
  • The Commission is authorized to initiate federal district court proceedings, by its own
  • Defendant Phillips Hall, Inc. is a Massachusetts corporation, with its office and principal
  • Defendants have offered services to remove derogatory information from, or improve,
  • Consumers have contacted Defendants and have been told by Defendants' representatives that
  • to ensure that prospective buyers of the services of credit repair organizations are provided
  • Section 404of the Credit Repair Organizations Act prohibits all persons from making or using
  • Pursuant to 940 Code Mass.
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