Legal Opinion
Tracy Lind v. Midland Funding, L.L.C.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 9, 2012No. 11-3128PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Tracy and Steve Lind filed this suit after defendants attached funds in the Linds’ joint bank account pursuant to Minnesota’s garnishment laws. The Linds allege that defendants deprived Tracy of her due process rights in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and that defendants violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 (FDCPA). The district court 1 dismissed both claims. We affirm.
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Steve Lind defaulted on a credit card debt he held with Bank of America. Bank of America assigned the debt to Midland Funding, LLC, and on November 16, 2010, Midland obtained a…
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