Service Fee Language in Debt Collection Letters: District Court for the Eastern District of California Grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss FDCPA Claims

In Martinez v. Integrated Capital Recovery, LLC, Judge Ishii of the District Court for the Eastern District of California granted the Defendants’ motion to dismiss two Fair Debt Collection Protection Act (“FDCPA”) claims brought by Brandon Martinez, Plaintiff, on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals. In its ruling, the Court reiterated that a debt collector does not violate the FDCPA by taking collection actions permitted by the underlying contracts....
By: Troutman Pepper

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