Legal Opinion
Rolando Serna v. Law Office of Joseph Onwuteaka, e
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 7, 2013No. 12-20529PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNES, Circuit Judge:
Rolando Serna appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the Law Office of Joseph Onwuteaka, P.C., Joseph Onwuteaka, and Samara Portfolio Management, L.L.C. (collectively, “the Defendants” 1), dismissing his claim against the Defendants for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692, et seq. The district court concluded that Serna’s claim was untimely because he filed suit against Onwuteaka more than a year after the underlying debt-collection suit was filed, which is outside the FDCPA’s limitations period. Because we…
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