Legal Opinion
Betty Holcomb v. Freedman Anselmo Lindberg, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 2018No. 17-2532PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sykes, Circuit Judge.
*991 When Betty Holcomb ran up a credit-card bill and did not pay, the creditor hired the law firm of Freedman Anselmo Lindberg, LLC ("Freedman"), to collect it. Freedman sued Holcomb on the creditor's behalf in Illinois state court. Holcomb initially appeared pro se but later retained Attorney Andrew Finko to represent her. When Freedman moved for default judgment, however, Finko had not yet filed a written appearance. So Freedman served the motion on both Holcomb and Finko.
This lawsuit followed. Holcomb alleges that Freedman violated § 1692c(a)(2) of the Fair Debt…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Kemp v. LiebelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
- Ebert v. Dr. Scholl's Foot Comfort Shops, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Frank Thomas v. Law Firm of Simpson & CybakCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Windmon v. BanksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Tobias v. KingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
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