Legal Opinion
Nelda Mattson v. U.S. West Communications, Inc., Service Investment Corporation, Doing Business as Service Investment Collection Agency
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 1, 1992No. 91-3025PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Nelda Mattson appeals from the district court’s1 judgment dismissing her complaint under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq. for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.
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On November 27, 1990, Mattson filed a complaint against U.S. West and against Service Investment Corporation (SIC), alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq. Specifically, Mattson alleged that SIC had committed numerous violations of section 1692e. This section provides that “[a] debt collector may not use any false, deceptive, or misleading representations or means…
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