IMPERIAL MERCHANT v. HUNT
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today released an order in IMPERIAL MERCHANT v. HUNT, No. 07-15976, a bankruptcy appeal. The panel consisted of Stephen S. Trott and Sidney R. Thomas, Circuit Judges, and Michael R. Hogan, District Judge.
We respectfully certify the following question to the Supreme Court of California as set forth in the attached request: 1. May a debt collector recovering on a dishonored check impose both a service charge under section 1719 of the California Civil Code and prejudgment interest under section 3287 of the California Civil Code? We stay all further proceedings in this case in this Court and the district court pending receipt of the answer to the cer*The Honorable Michael R. Hogan, United States District Judge for the District of Oregon, sitting by designation. 5243 . . .