West v. Nationwide Credit, Inc.

[David A. Szwak]

West v. Nationwide Credit, Inc.
998 F.Supp. 642
W.D.N.C.,1998.
March 09, 1998

Consumer brought claim against debt collector alleging violations of both the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and its North Carolina counterpart. On debt collector's motion to dismiss, the District Court, McKnight, United States Magistrate Judge, held that consumer's allegations that debt collector communicated with his neighbors in relation to his debt, and that the communication was not for the purpose of obtaining location information, were sufficient to state claims under both FDCPA and state debt collection statute.
Motion denied.

ORDER


MCKNIGHT, United States Magistrate Judge.
This matter is before the court for ruling on Defendants' motion to dismiss, filed February 2, 1998.


I. Factual and Procedural Background

This is an action brought by Plaintiff under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPAâ€