Legal Opinion
Samuels v. Midland Funding, LLC
District Court, S.D. Alabama
Decided February 7, 2013No. Civil Action 12-0490-WS-CPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
WILLIAM H. STEELE, Chief Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. (Doc. 12). The parties have filed briefs in support of their respective positions, (Docs. 13, 17, 18, 22), and the motion is ripe for resolution. After careful consideration, the Court concludes that the motion is due to be denied.
BACKGROUND
According to the complaint, (Doc. 1), the defendant is a debt collector as defined by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“the Act”). Its business model is to purchase small consumer debts in bulk, at deep discount from the…
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