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JACKSON v. BLITT & GAINES, P.C.

Nos. 15-1573 & 15-1820.

833 F.3d 860 (2016)

Robert JACKSON and Jeanette Etro, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BLITT & GAINES, P.C., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 17, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Henry Hector , Attorney, Sulaiman Law Group, Ltd., Oak Brook, IL, Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Michael L. Starzec , Attorney, Blitt & Gaines, P.C., Wheeling, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before Kanne and Rovner, Circuit Judges, and Bruce, District Judge.

At issue in this appeal is whether a wage-garnishment action under Illinois law is a "legal action" on a debt against a consumer under the venue provision of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"). We hold that such actions are not against the consumer and therefore affirm the dismissals made by the respective district...

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