Legal Opinion
Musah v. Houslanger & Associates, PLLC
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 26, 2013No. 12 Civ. 3207PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Defendant Houslanger & Associates, PLLC (“Houslanger” or “Defendant”), has moved, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) (“12(b)(6)”), to dismiss the amended complaint (“AC”) of plaintiff Zakari Musah (“Musah” or “Plaintiff’) for failure to state a claim. Based upon the conclusions set forth below, the Defendant’s motion is granted in part and denied in part.
Prior Proceedings
On April 24, 2012, Musah filed a complaint against Houslanger asserting causes of action under (1) the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq. (“FDCPA”); and (2) N.Y. Judiciary…
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