Legal Opinion

Wetherelt v. LARSEN LAW FIRM, PLLC.

District Court, D. Montana

Decided August 18, 2008No. CV 08-46-M-DWMPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

DONALD W. MOLLOY, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiff, Sharon Wetherelt, brought suit against Defendant, Larsen Law Firm, pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (the “Act”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq., after Defendant levied a writ of execution against Wetherelt’s bank account to collect a debt. Wetherelt claims Defendant’s action was unfair or unconscionable in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1692f because Defendant knew the account contained only Social Security payments, which are exempt from execution. Defendant moves to dismiss the Complaint for failure to state a claim, upon…

2Cases cited5 opinions

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  2. Intri-Plex Technologies, Inc. v. Crest Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  3. Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co. v. an Exclusive Gas Storage Leasehold & Easement in the Cloverly Subterranean Geological FormationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  4. Hogue v. Palisades Collection, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2007
  5. Shrestha v. State Credit Adjustment Bureau, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2000

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. VanHuss v. Kohn Law Firm S.C.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2015
  2. Petralia v. 145 Marston St., Inc. (In re Petralia)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2016
  3. WIDMER v. WELTMAN WEINBERG & REIS CO., L.P.A.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2022

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