JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge.
We consider here, as a matter of first impression in our Circuit, whether a 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, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq., (the "FDCPA"), thereby requiring a debt collector to provide "validation notices" in accordance with 15 U.S.C. § 1692g(a)...
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