· 12/2/1992
Phillip E. Bates, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Defendant v. C & S Adjusters, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Claimant
Citations
- 980 F.2d 865
- 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 31891
How courts have described this case
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- holding that venue in an action under FDCPA was proper where consumer resided and where debt collection letter had been sent
- holding that venue in an action under FDCPA was proper where consumer resided and where debt collection letter had been sent
- concluding that single collection notice forwarded into presiding district was sufficient to make venue proper
- holding that “receipt of a collection notice is a substantial part of the events giving rise to a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act”
- concluding that receipt of a collection notice is a substantial part of the events giving rise to an FDCPA claim for purposes of the general venue statute
- holding that a proper venue for a plaintiff’s claims under the FDCPA, under Section 1391(b)(2), was the “district in which the debtor resides and to which a bill collector’s demand for payment was forwarded”
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Judges: Oakes, Newman, Pierce
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