Musah v. Houslanger & Associates, PLLC
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OPINION re: 20 MOTION to Dismiss Amended Complaint, filed by Houslanger & Associates, PLLC. For the foregoing reasons, defendant Houslanger's motion to dismiss the amended complaint is granted with prejudice with respect to the claim under Sec. 487, and denied with respect to the remaining claims. It is so ordered. (Signed by Judge Robert W. Sweet on 8/17/2013) (ja)
UNI D
SOUTHERN
S
STRICT COURT
CT OF NEW YORK
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ZAKARI MUSAH,
intiff,
12 Civ. 3207
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st
OPINION
HOUSLANGER & ASSOCIATES, PLLC,
De
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A P PEA RAN C E S:
Attorne
r Plaintiff
SCHLANGER & SCHLANGER, LLP
343 Manville
Pleasantville, NY 10570
By:
Elizabeth Ann
11
Atto
KAUFMAN, BORGEEST & RYAN, LLP
120 Broadway, 14th
New York, NY 11530
By:
Jonathan B. Bruno
Sweet, D.J.
Defendant Housl
r & Assoc
es, PLLC ("Houslanger"
or "Defendant"), has moved, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 (b) (6)
("12(b) (6)"), to
smiss the amended complaint
intiff Za
state a
aim.
Musah ("Musah" or "
("AC") of
intiff")
r failure to
Based upon the conclusions set forth below, the
Defendant's motion is grant
part and denied in
rt.
Prior Proceedings
On April 24, 2012, Musah
Housl
r assert
led a complaint against
causes of action under (1) the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et se .
and (2) N.Y. Judiciary Law § 487
("FDCPA");
("Section 487").
The complaint alleged that Musah rece
notice ("Information
information subpoena and rest
Subpoena")
an
in May 2011 stating that a restraint had been placed
upon his bank account in an attempt to collect on a 1997
judgment ("Judgment") entered in Bronx County C
against Musah and in favor of a party call
(" FCC").
Compl.
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