Legal Opinion

Ella M. Beler v. Blatt, Hasenmiller, Leibsker & Moore, LLC

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 7, 2007No. 06-2707PublishedCited by 110 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

This action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-1692o, stems from litigation in state court. Ella Beler bought products from JCPen-ney using a house-label credit card. Credit was extended by General Electric Capital Corporation through the auspices of Monogram Credit Card Bank of Georgia. When Beler fell behind in repayment, GE Capital filed a collection suit in Illinois. It was represented by Blatt, Hasenmiller, Liebsker & Moore, LLC (which we call “the Law Firm”). Beler’s unpaid balance was $731. A lot more than that has been run up since…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Heintz v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Philpott v. Essex County Welfare BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Jeffrey L. Gammon, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Gc Services Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  4. James W. Adair v. Michael L. Sherman and Sherman & ShermanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  5. Bank of Aspen v. Fox Cartage, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by110 opinions

  1. LeBlanc v. Unifund CCR PartnersCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  2. Donohue v. Quick Collect, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  3. Evory v. RJM ACQUISITIONS FUNDING LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Nedzad Miljkovic v. Shafritz and Dinkin, P.A.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
  5. Midland Funding, LLC v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2017

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