Legal Opinion
Victor Gulley v. Markoff & Krasny
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 22, 2011No. 11-2104PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
Victor Gulley appeals the dismissal of his lawsuit against Markoff & Krasny, a debt-collection law firm, for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-1692p, which protects consumers against harassment and unfair collection methods. Because we agree with the district court that the alleged debts at issue in this case are not “debts” as defined by the FDCPA, id. § 1692a(5), we affirm the judgment.
In his amended complaint, Gulley explains that in 2008 the City of Chicago levied against him four separate fines arising from a parcel of real estate that he no…
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