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BEAUVOIR v. ISRAEL

No. 14-3794-cv.

794 F.3d 244 (2015)

Gary BEAUVOIR, Husbene Beauvoir, on behalf of themselves and all other similarly situated consumers, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. David M. ISRAEL, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: July 21, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Levi Huebner , Levi Huebner & Associates, PC, Brooklyn, N.Y., for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Matthew J. Bizzaro , L'Abbate, Balkan , Colavita & Contini, L.L.P., Garden City, N.Y., for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: CABRANES, POOLER, and DRONEY, Circuit Judges.

The question presented is whether money owed as a result of theft of unmetered natural gas qualifies as a "debt" for purposes of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-1692p ("FDCPA").

We hold that money owed as a result of theft is not an "obligation or alleged obligation...

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