Brown v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION GERRYLEN BROWN, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 19-cv-08005 v. ) ) Judge Andrea R. Wood PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, ) LLC, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This lawsuit concerns Plaintiff Gerrylen Brown’s credit card debt owed to Synchrony Bank (“Debt”). When Defendant Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC (“PRA”) sought to collect on the Debt, Brown challenged PRA’s ownership. PRA investigated Brown’s grievance but determined that its right to collect the Debt was legitimate. Brown then…