Gillard v. Michalakos

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…