TEJERO v. PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.

No. 20-50543.

993 F.3d 393 (2021)

Luis TEJERO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.; Western Surety Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED April 7, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Brown , Main Street Attorney, L.L.C., Chicago, IL, Celetha Chatman , Community Lawyers, L.L.C., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Robbie LuAnn Malone , Eugene Xerxes Martin, Esqs. , Malone Frost Martin, P.L.L.C., Dallas, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Higginbotham, Costa, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.


The question presented is whether a private settlement constitutes a "successful action to enforce ... liability" under the fee-shifting provision of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"). It does not. We therefore affirm the district court's denial of attorney's fees.

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