Legal Opinion
Peete-Bey v. Educational Credit Management Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 14, 2015No. Civil No. CCB-15-272PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CATHERINE C. BLAKE, District Judge.
Janice Peete-Bey . sues Educational Credit Management Corp. (“ECMC”), al-. leging that it wrongfully collected educational debt Peete-Bey assumed nearly two and a half decades ago. Specifically, she alleges conversion, violations of Maryland’s Consumer Debt Collection . Act (“MCDCA”), and violations of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act (“MCPA”). ECMC has moved to dismiss her complaint, arguing that it is preempted by the Higher .Education Act (“HEA”), that it is untimely, and that it does not state a, claim under either the MCDCA or the MCPA.…
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