Legal Opinion
Michael Rizzo and Louise Rizzo v. Pierce & Associates
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 16, 2004No. 02-4129PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs brought this action under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) claiming that defendant unlawfully charged post-acceleration, pre-rein-*792statement late fees on a mortgage loan because the mortgage and note did not unambiguously authorize the late fees. We find the collection of those late fees to be lawful and affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs, Michael and Louise Rizzo, obtained a home mortgage loan and signed a promissory note on the mortgage. Some time after signing both of these…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- John Ryan, on Behalf of Himself and a Class of Others Similarly Situated v. Chromalloy American CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Lasalle National Bank v. Service Merchandise Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Penny Jo Bechtold v. Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Federal National Mortgage Ass'n v. MebaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. Napert-Boyer PartnershipConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- McDermott v. Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
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