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JENKINS v. HEINTZ

No. 93-2861.

25 F.3d 536 (1994)

Darlene JENKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George W. HEINTZ and Bowman, Heintz, Boscia & McPhee, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 27, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Edelman (argued), Cathleen M. Combs, Tara G. Redmond, J. Eric Vander Arend, Michelle Weinberg, Edelman & Combs, Chicago, IL, Joanne Faulkner, New Haven, CT, for Darlene Jenkins.

George W. Spellmire, Bruce L. Carmen (argued), D. Kendall Griffith, David M. Schultz, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for George W. Heintz and Bowman, Heintz, Boscia & McPhee.

Alan A. Alop, Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Denise A. Lisio, Robert J. Hobbs, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, MA, for Johnnie Mae Johnson amicus curiae.

Before FAIRCHILD, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Darlene Jenkins sued George W. Heintz and his law firm, Bowman, Heintz, Boscia & McPhee, for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq. Heintz and the law firm filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that attorneys who file suit to collect debts are not covered by the Act. The district court agreed and dismissed the lawsuit. Jenkins appeals. We reverse and remand.

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