B-Real, LLC v. Chaussee (In Re Chaussee)

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• holding that Congress did not intend for the FDCPA to apply in the context of proofs of claim filed in bankruptcy
• holding that the Bankruptcy Code precludes the application of the FDCPA when debtor’s only contention is that defendant filed proofs of claim
• holding that debtor’s action under the Washington State Consumer 10 Protection Act based on creditor filing time-barred claim was preempted
• holding that federal preemption barred a cause of action under the Washington State Consumer Protection Act when the cause of action was based solely on the creditor’s filing of proofs of claim in the bankruptcy court
• finding that FDCPA claims were precluded by the Bankruptcy Code
• Washington’s state consumer protection law preempted by federal bankruptcy law regarding the filing of stale proofs of claim

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