Legal Opinion
Vlasak v. Rapid Collection Systems, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 7, 1997No. 96 C 5836PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GRADY, District Judge.
Before the court is the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2). For the reasons stated in this opinion, the defendants’ motion is denied.
BACKGROUND
Invoking the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA” or “Act”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-1692o (1994), Anne Vlasak has filed a series of claims against Rapid Collection Systems, Inc. (“Rapid”). 1 Vlasak, a former resident of Arizona, now resides in Chicago. Rapid is a debt collection agency located in Phoenix, A-izona.…
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