SERNA v. LAW OFFICE OF JOSEPH ONWUTEAKA, P.C.

No. 12-20529.

732 F.3d 440 (2013)

Rolando SERNA, Plaintiff-Appellant v. LAW OFFICE OF JOSEPH ONWUTEAKA, P.C.; Joseph Onwuteaka; Samara Portfolio Management, L.L.C., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 7, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Earl Urena , Attorney, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Incorporated, Eagle Pass, TX, Christina E. Trejo, Esq. , Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Incorporated, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Joseph Ogochukwu Onwuteaka, Houston, TX, pro se.

Before SMITH, HAYNES, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

Rolando Serna appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment for the Law Office of Joseph Onwuteaka, P.C., Joseph Onwuteaka, and Samara Portfolio Management, L.L.C. (collectively, "the Defendants"1), dismissing his claim against the Defendants for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"), 15 U.S.C. § 1692, et seq. The district court concluded that Serna's claim was untimely because...

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