Legal Opinion

Holcomb v. Freedman Anselmo Lindberg, LLC

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 24, 2017No. 15 C 1129Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN Z. LEE, United States District Judge

Betty Holcomb has sued the law firm of Freedman Anselmo Lindberg, LLC (“Freedman”), alleging a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692c(a)(2). In short, Holcomb alleges that Freedman violated the FDCPA by mailing court filings to her directly when Freedman knew that she was represented by counsel in the case. Freedman counters that, while Holcomb’s attorney was present at a couple of court hearings, the attorney did not file an appearance and, therefore, was not an “attorney of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

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