Legal Opinion
Blakemore v. Pekay
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 27, 1995No. 94 C 3418PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
COAR, Judge.
Before the court are the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment [Docket 28 ■& 27]. These summary judgment motions both focus on the interpretation of the venue provision of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692L Specifically, the parties ask this court to address where a collection action properly lies in light of language in the FDCPA which requires a debt collector to file legal actions only in the “district or similar legal entity” where either the debtor lives or where the contract at issue was signed. See 15 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by25 opinions
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