Legal Opinion
Lynn Green v. Thomas D. Hocking
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1993No. 92-1794PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendant Hocking is an attorney who filed a collection suit on behalf of a client. The amount of the debt was misstated by about $100, and Ms. Green, the plaintiff-appellant, sued Hocking. The district court dismissed her case, 792 F.Supp. 1064. On appeal, she argues that attorneys, even when engaged exclusively in litigation tasks such as filing complaints, are covered by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq. We disagree, and affirm the judgment of the district court.
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