Hopkins v. Medicredit, Inc.

Filing 12

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. Plaintiff brings this purported class action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq. She filed her motion for class certification immediately, even though no scheduling conference or discove ry has taken place in the case. Defendant moves to deny the motion as premature. Plaintiff filed no reply brief in support of her motion. I will deny the motion for class certification without prejudice as prematurely filed and set this case for a scheduling conference by separate Order. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion to certify class 5 is denied without prejudice. Signed by District Judge Catherine D. Perry on 1/23/2017. (CBL)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
TINA HOPKINS,

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Plaintiff,
vs.
MEDICREDIT, INC.,
Defendant.

Case No. 4:16 CV 1429 CDP

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Plaintiff brings this purported class action under the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq. She filed her motion for class certification
immediately, even though no scheduling conference or discovery has taken place
in the case. Defendant moves to deny the motion as premature. Plaintiff filed no
reply brief in support of her motion. I will deny the motion for class certification
without prejudice as prematurely filed and set this case for a scheduling conference
by separate Order.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion to certify class [5] is denied
without prejudice.

CATHERINE D. PERRY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated this 23rd day of January, 2017.