Legal Opinion

Portalatin v. Blatt, Hasenmiller, Leibsker & Moore, LLC

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided August 28, 2015No. Case No. 14 C 8271PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge:

Iwona Portalatin sued Blatt, Hasenmiller, Leibsker & Moore, LLC, and Midland Funding, LLC, alleging that Blatt and Midland violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. § 1692i(a). Blatt, a law firm, filed a debt collection suit on Midland’s behalf against Portalatin in the Circuit Court of Cook County’s First Municipal District rather than its Fourth Municipal District, the district in which Portalatin resided. . Portalatin has since settled her dispute with Midland. Now, both Portalatin and Blatt have moved…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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  2. Harper v. Virginia Department of TaxationSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich, L.P.A.Supreme Court of the United States · 2010
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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Oliva v. Blatt, Hasenmiller, Leibsker & Moore LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  2. Washington v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2016
  3. Desfassiaux v. Blatt, Hasenmiller, Leibsker & Moore, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2015
  4. Alleman v. Collection Professionals, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2019
  5. Custom Aluminum Products Inc v. Amerisure Insurance CoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2018

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