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Dunham v. PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 15, 2011No. 11-1553PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

James Dunham, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, sued Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC (PRA), alleging claims under the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). PRA filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing that Dunham lacked standing because he is not a “consumer” under the FDCPA. Agreeing, the district court 1 granted PRA’s motion for summary judgment. Dunham challenges this ruling on appeal. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment on different grounds.

I. Background 2

PRA is a debt collection agency that purchases debt portfolios —…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Mader v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
  2. Anthony Graziano v. Michael HarrisonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  3. Chaudhry v. GallerizzoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
  4. United States v. Tom Vig, United States of America v. Donovan VigCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  5. James Hall v. Lhaco Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by53 opinions

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  4. Camille Haddad v. Alexander, Zelmanski, Danner & FiorittoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
  5. Deborah Walton v. EOS CCACourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018

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