Legal Opinion
Beauvoir v. Israel
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 21, 2015No. 14-3794-cvPublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
The question presented is whether money owed as a result of theft of unmetered natural gas qualifies as a “debt” for purposes of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-1692p (“FDCPA”).
We hold that money owed- as a result of theft is not an “obligation or alleged obligation of a consumer to pay money arising out of a transaction” and, therefore, does not constitute a “debt” for purposes of the FDCPA. 15 U.S.C. § 1692a(5).
We thus affirm the August 7, 2014 judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York…
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