Legal Opinion
Smith v. GC Servs. Ltd. P'ship
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 22, 2018No. 18-1361PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kanne, Circuit Judge.
Synchrony Bank hired GC Services Limited Partnership to collect a debt Francina Smith purportedly owed on her Sam's Club credit card. In response, Smith sued GC Services for alleged violation of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act ("FDCPA"), 15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq . Eight months later, GC Services notified Smith that she signed an arbitration agreement with Synchrony Bank when she obtained the credit card. GC Services demanded arbitration. Smith promptly refused. Another five months passed before GC Services filed a motion to compel arbitration. The district court…
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