Brook v. Chase Bank (USA), N.A. (In re Acosta-Garriga)

ORDER

STEVEN D. MERRYDAY, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Chase Bank (USA), N.A., holds a pre-petition bankruptcy claim amounting to more than $30,000 against Claudia Acosta-Garriga. In an adversary proceeding *151brought by the Chapter 7 trustee, the bankruptcy judge found that Chase, while attempting to collect the debt, violated Sections 559.72(7) and 559.72(18) of the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA). Incorporating a ruling from another adversary proceeding, Meininger v. Chase (In re Gutshall), 8:10-ap-977, Doc. 52 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. July 24, 2011), the bankruptcy judge awarded the…