Legal Opinion
Todd v. Collecto, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 2, 2013No. 12-3806PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Michael Todd sued Collecto, Inc. for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The claims are based on Todd’s allegations that Collecto called him and told him that his mother owed money to AT & T. Todd speculates that the disclosure was meant to encourage him either to pay the debt himself or to convince her to pay.
The district court dismissed Todd’s complaint for failure to state a claim for relief, finding that Todd lacks standing to bring these FDCPA claims because he is not the person who supposedly owed the debt. Todd argues on appeal…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Aaron Fox Toni Fox, Husband and Wife v. Citicorp Credit Services, Inc., a South Dakota Corporation Jerold Kaplan Jane Doe Kaplan, Husband and WifeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Duane Montgomery v. Huntington Bank and Silver Shadow Recovery, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- April McMillan v. Collection Professionals, Incorporated, an Illinois CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
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3Cited by42 opinions
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