United States Second Circuit

Consumer debt collector's initiation of a lawsuit in state court seeking recovery of unpaid rent is an "initial communication" within the meaning of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, thereby requiring a consumer debt collector to provide "validation notices" in accordance with 15 U.S.C. section 1692g(a). (Errata).

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/12/2006
• Published 05/17/2006

Judges

• JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge., Before:  CABRANES and SACK, Circuit Judges, and AMON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Matthew K. Flanagan, L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P., Garden City, NY, for Defendant-Appellant., Robert K. Sokolski, Sokolski & Zekaria, P.C., New York City, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellee.