Wetherelt v. LARSEN LAW FIRM, PLLC.
District Court, D. Montana
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…
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