Legal Opinion
Rolando Serna v. Law Office of Joseph Onwuteaka, e
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 5, 2015No. 14-20574UnpublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Defendants-Appellants Joseph Onwut-eaka, the Law Office of Joseph Onwuteaka, P.C., and Samara Portfolio Management, L.L.C. (collectively “Onwuteaka”) appeal the district court’s award of summary judgment and attorney’s fees in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee Rolando Serna in an action arising under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). We affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This case centers on a debt-collection lawsuit filed by Onwuteaka against Serna in a distant venue contrary to the mandates of the FDCPA, 15 U.S.C. § 1692i(a)(2).
In June 2008, Serna electronically…
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