Legal Opinion
Gillard v. Michalakos
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 29, 2010No. 09-2898PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Lisa Gillard claims that a lawyer trying to execute a judgment for unpaid rentvio-lated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-16920. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. We affirm that decision.
Gillard rented a Chicago condominium from Delphin and Angela Melchor. When she failed to pay the rent, the Melchors filed an eviction action in state court and were awarded possession and $17,375. More than a year later, in October 2008, Gillard brought this lawsuit claiming that the Melchors and their lawyer, Alexander Michalakos, had…
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