Legal Opinion

Elaine Stanley v. Capital Link Management LLC

District Court, W.D. New York

Decided January 21, 2026No. 1:21-cv-00806Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ELAINE STANLEY, Plaintiff, 21-CV-806-LJV-JJM v. DECISION & ORDER CAPITAL LINK MANAGEMENT LLC, Defendant. On February 14, 2025, this Court granted a motion for a default judgment filed by the plaintiff, Elaine Stanley, and awarded her $500 in statutory damages under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”). Docket Item 44. The Court directed Stanley to file a motion for attorneys’ fees, id., which she did, Docket Item 45; see also 15 U.S.C. § 1692k(a)(3) (allowing for reasonable attorneys’ fees in FDCPA cases).1 The Court has…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Arbor Hill Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Ass'n v. County of Albany & Albany County Board of ElectionsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  3. Simmons v. New York City Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
  4. Arbor Hill Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Assoc. v. County of AlbanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
  5. Douyon v. NY Medical Health Care, P.C.District Court, E.D. New York · 2014

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