Legal Opinion
Laura Powers v. Credit Management Services, In
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 13, 2015No. 13-2831PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
This is an interlocutory appeal of a district court order certifying four classes of Nebraska consumers, an appeal authorized by Rule 23(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Credit Management Services, Inc. (CMS) is a Nebraska corporation engaged in collecting consumer debts assigned to CMS by the original creditor (or by a prior assignee). CMS is a “debt collector” subject to the provisions of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). See 15 U.S.C. § 1692a(6).
The record reflects that CMS commences consumer debt collection actions in Nebraska state…
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