Legal Opinion
Teng v. Metropolitan Retail Recovery Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 21, 1994No. CV 93-0293PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
This is an action by a consumer against a corporate debt collection agency, its employees, and their principal, Citibank,. N.A. under the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-1692o.
THE TRIAL
The plaintiff RAY TENG (“plaintiff’ or “Teng”) came to the United States in 1980 from Beijing, China. He is a lawful permanent resident of the United States. In the early 1980s the plaintiff opened three accounts, including a “checking plus” account at Citibank N.A. (“Citibank”). He- also received a personal loan from…
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