Legal Opinion
Goldman v. Cohen
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 16, 2006No. Docket 05-2645-CVPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge.
We consider here, as a matter of first impression in our Circuit, whether a consumer debt collector’s initiation of a lawsuit in state court seeking recovery of unpaid rent is an “initial communication” within the meaning of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq., (the “FDCPA”), thereby requiring a debt collector to provide “validation notices” in accordance with 15 U.S.C. § 1692g(a).
The FDCPA “establishes certain rights for consumers whose debts are placed in the hands of professional debt collectors for collection, and requires that…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Heintz v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Donna M. Russell v. Equifax A.R.S., and Cbi CollectionsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Jennifer Lynn Romea v. Heiberger & AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Michael Desantis, as Next Friend of John B. Desantis, Sr. v. Computer Credit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Ellis v. Solomon and Solomon, PCCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
- Farid M. Sayyed v. Wolpoff & AbramsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
- Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. v. LamarCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- Gabriele v. American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
- Barrows v. Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2006
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