Legal Opinion
Pierre Paulemon v. Joseph M. Tobin
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 13, 1994No. 1823, Docket 94-7153PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT J. WARD, Senior District Judge:
Plaintiff Pierre Paulemon (“Paulemon”) appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Alfred V. Covello, Judge) granting defendant Joseph M. Tobin’s (“Tobin”) motion, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), to dismiss plaintiffs complaint. Judge Covello held that defendant was acting as an attorney on behalf of his client and was therefore not a “debt collector” under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA” or “the Act”). 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-1692o. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand for further…
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