Legal Opinion

James v. Wadas

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 31, 2013No. 12-8076PublishedCited by 314 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

George James filed this action against Cheryl Wadas and Wadas Law Office (collectively ‘Wadas”) and Abby Shadakofsky, d/b/a Personal Collection Service (“Shadakofsky”), asserting violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-1692p. James appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Wadas on the basis that she is not a “debt collector” within the meaning of the FDCPA. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

I. Background

This FDCPA action results from proceedings that occurred in a debt…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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