Federal Trade Commission v. ACDI Group, LLC et al

Filing 50

ORDER Setting Supplemental Briefing re 24 MOTION for Summary Judgment. Supplemental Briefs due 5/18/2018. Signed by Senior Judge Graham Mullen on 5/3/2018. (jaw)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
NO. 3:17-cv-340-GCM

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER
ANTHONY SWATSWORTH,
ACDI GROUP, LLC, and
SOLUTIONS TO PORTFOLIOS, LLC,
Defendants.

THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No.
24) filed on November 16, 2018 by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission.
The Court hereby ORDERS supplemental briefing on the following issue: whether each
Defendant qualifies as a “debt collector” for purposes of the FDCPA under 15 U.S.C. § 1692a(6)
and in light of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Henson v. Santander
Consumer USA, Inc., -- U.S. --, 137 S. Ct. 1718 (2017).
Each party shall submit one brief within fourteen (14) days of the date of this Order.
Each brief shall be no more than five (5) pages in length. There will be no opportunity for
response or reply briefs.
SO ORDERED.
Signed: May 3, 2018