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SCOTT v. JONES

No. 91-2557.

964 F.2d 314 (1992)

Matilda SCOTT, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sherwood A. JONES; Jones & Jones, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 6, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Delaney Bayliss, Williams, Mullen, Christian & Dobbins, Richmond, Va., argued (Dana D. McDaniel, Glen A. Lea, on brief), for defendants-appellants.

Norman A. Kinnier, Fralin, Freeman & Kinnier, P.C., Lynchburg, Va., argued (Roy L. Steinheimer, Jr., Gary M. Coates, on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ERVIN, Chief Judge, and RUSSELL and WILKINSON, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

ERVIN, Chief Judge:

The plaintiff-appellee, Matilda Scott, brings this class action against Sherwood Jones and his law firm, Jones & Jones, for violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"), 15 U.S.C. § 1692, et seq. Jones argues that he is not a "debt collector" within the meaning of the FDCPA. We agree with the district court that Jones falls within the plain meaning of the FDCPA definition of "debt collector" and...

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