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WHITAKER v. AMERITECH CORP.

No. 96-2550.

129 F.3d 952 (1997)

Ruthene WHITAKER, on her own behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERITECH CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 20, 1997.

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas P. Iavarone (argued), Joel J. Bellows, Laurel G. Bellows, Adam K. Hollander, Bellows & Bellows, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Deborah A. Golden (argued), Ameritech Corporation, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before ESCHBACH, FLAUM, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Ameritech Corporation ("Ameritech") provided telephone service to Ruthene Whitaker on two separate lines. After Ameritech obtained a default judgment against Whitaker for failing to pay her bills, Whitaker sued Ameritech in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"), the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), and the Illinois...

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