Legal Opinion
Caldean M. Chuway v. National Action Financial Services Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 30, 2004No. 03-2158PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq., requires that any dunning letter by a debt collector as defined by the Act state “the amount of the debt” that the debt collector is trying to collect. § 1692g(a)(1); Miller v. McCalla, Raymer, Padrick, Cobb, Nichols & Clark, L.L.C., 214 F.3d 872, 875 (7th Cir.2000). The defendant, conceded to be a debt collector, mailed the plaintiff a letter which identifies a creditor (a credit card company) and states that the “balance” is $367.42. The letter adds that the company “has assigned your delinquent account…
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- Curtis Bartlett v. John A. Heibl and John A. Heibl, Attorney at LawCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by97 opinions
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