John Hilaire v. Cohen, Burns, Hard, & Paul, LLC et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT John Hilaire, Plaintiff, Civil No. 3:26-cv-00462-VAB v. Cohen, Burns, Hard, & Paul, LLC et al., Defendants. August 27, 2026 RECOMMENDED RULING ON MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND INITIAL REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT The plaintiff, John Hilaire, lost a debt collection case in the Connecticut Superior Court in 2019.1 He has now sued the company that won the judgment against him, along with a law firm and one of its individual lawyers, for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) and the Connecticut…