GUIDOTTI v. LEGAL HELPERS DEBT RESOLUTION, L.L.C.

No. 12-1170.

716 F.3d 764 (2013)

Dawn GUIDOTTI, on behalf of herself and all other class members similarly situated, v. LEGAL HELPERS DEBT RESOLUTION, L.L.C., a/k/a The Law Firm of Macey, Aleman, Hyslip and Searns; Eclipse Servicing, Inc., f/k/a Eclipse Financial, Inc.; Global Client Solutions, L.L.C.; Legal Services Support Group, L.L.C.; JG Debt Solutions, L.L.C.; Rocky Mountain Bank and Trust of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Lynch Financial Solutions, Inc., trading as: Financial Solutions Legal Center, Financial Solutions Consumer Center, Financial Solutions Processing Center; Jem Group, Inc.; Century Mitigations, L.P.; Legal Helpers, P.C., trading as: The Law Firm of Macey and Aleman; Thomas G. Macey; Jeffrey J. Aleman; Jason E. Searns; Jeffrey Hyslip; Thomas M. Nicely; Joel Gavalas; Amber N. Duncan; Harry Hedaya; Douglas L. McClure; Michael Hendrix; John Doe(s) 1-100; Jim Doe(s) 1-1000; Tom Doe(s) 1-1000, the said names of John Doe(s), Jim Doe(s) and Tim Doe(s) being fictitious; Stephen Chaya; Reliant Account Management, L.L.C. Global Client Solutions, L.L.C.; Rocky Mountain Bank and Trust of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: May 28, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shaji M. Eapen , Morgan Melhuish Abrutyn , Livingston, NJ, Richard W. Epstein , John H. Pelzer [argued], Greenspoon Marder, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Appellants.

Joseph M. Pinto [argued], Polino and Pinto, Morrestown, NJ, for Appellee.

Before: SCIRICA, JORDAN, and ROTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

JORDAN, Circuit Judge.

Dawn Guidotti contracted with several parties to help her negotiate a settlement of her consumer debt. When no settlement materialized, she filed this putative class action against them, claiming that she, and people like her, had been defrauded. The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted a motion to compel arbitration as to the claims against most of the defendants, but it denied the...

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