United States Sixth Circuit

In a class action for violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where the plain language of the complaint Defendant filed against her to collect a debt was not misleading, and Plaintiff admitted that she "pretty much understood" the complaint.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/06/2009
• Published 04/06/2009

Judges

• Before: COLE and COOK, Circuit Judges;  EDMUNDS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Stephen R. Felson, Law Office, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.  Michael D. Slodov, Javitch, Block & Rathbone, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees.  Howard S. Scher, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Intervenor.   ON BRIEF:  Stephen R. Felson, Law Office, Cincinnati, Ohio, Steven C. Shane, Steven C. Shane, Attorney at Law, Bellevue, Kentucky, for Appellant.  Michael D. Slodov, Javitch, Block & Rathbone, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees. Howard S. Scher, Michael S. Raab, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Intervenor.