Maldonado v. Freedman Anselmo Lindberg LLC

MOTION

N.D. Ill.March 30, 2015

131029972v1 0965926 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KATHY KETHCHUM, Plaintiff, v. FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG, LLC and PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 14 C 6694 Consolidated with 14 C 7091 14 C 7092 14 C 7371 14 C 7373 14 C 7812 14 C 8173 14 C 8175 14 C 8217 Hon. Harry D. Leinenweber MOTION FOR LEAVE TO SUPPLEMENT AND CITE ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY Defendants, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG, LLC and PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC ("Defendants"), by and through their attorneys Hinshaw & Culberson, LLP moves to dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint for failure to state a claim, and for its Motion for Leave to Cite Additional Authority in Support of its Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. #19) states as follows: 1. On December 16, 2014, Defendant filed its Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint for failure to state a claim because Plaintiff's claim is time barred. (Dkt. #19, 20). Plaintiff filed her response on December 24, 2014. (Dkt. #22). Defendant filed its reply on February 6, 2015. (Dkt. #25). Thus, briefing on Defendant's Motion is complete. 2. The only issue is whether the entry of a judgment in a state court collection case revives the FDCPA's one year statute of limitations for an FDCPA claim brought under 15 U.S.C. § 1692i, the FDCPA's venue provision. Case: 1:14-cv-06694 Document #: 29 Filed: 03/30/15 Page 1 of 3 PageID #:351 2 131029972v1 0965926 3. After the parties fully briefed the motion to dismiss, Northern of District of Illinois judges have ruled upon this issue in identical cases and have dismissed each of these complaints with prejudice on the basis that the suits were barred by the FDCPA's one year statute of limitations. 4. The rulings are as follows: a. Smith v. Markoff Law, LLC, 14-cv-7809 (N.D. Ill.) (J. Shah), Feb. 4, 2015, transcript hereto as Exhibit 1; b. Ford v. Blatt, Hassenmiller, Leibsker, & Moore, LLC, 14-cv-9601 (N.D. Ill.)(J. Shah), Feb. 4, 2015, transcript attached hereto as Exhibit 2; and c. Pihl v. Law Office of Keith S. Shindler, Ltd., 14-cv-7116 (N.D. Ill.)(J. Blakey), Mar.. 10, 2015, opinion attached hereto as Exhibit 3. 5. The plaintiffs in Smith and Ford alleged that the entry of a default judgment in the underlying collection suit violated § 1692i of the FDCPA. In Pihl, the plaintiff alleged that the order of installment payments of judgment and costs in the underlying collection suit violated § 1692i of the FDCPA. WHEREFORE, Defendants, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG, LLC and PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC ("Defendants"), respectfully requests this Court grant its Motion for Leave to Supplement and Cite Additional Authority in support of its Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint with prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) and award any other relief in its favor this court deems appropriate. Case: 1:14-cv-06694 Document #: 29 Filed: 03/30/15 Page 2 of 3 PageID #:352 3 131029972v1 0965926 Respectfully submitted, FREEDMAN ANSELMO LINDBERG LLC, Defendant PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, Defendant /s/ Jonathon D. Drews /s/ Lindsey A.L. Conley Jonathon D. Drews Justin M. Penn Jonathon D. Drews Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP 222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60601-1081 Tel: 312-704-3000 E-mail: jpenn@hinshawlaw.com E-mail:jdrews@hinshawlaw.com Lindsey A.L. Conley David M. Schultz Avanti D. Bakane Lindsey A.L. Conley Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP 222 North LaSalle Street, Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60601-1081 Tel: 312-704-3000 E-mail:abakane@hinshawlaw.com E-mail:lconley@hinshawlaw.com CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on March 30, 2015 I electronically filed Defendant's Motion for Leave to Cite Additional Authority with the Clerk of the Court, using the CM/ECF system reflecting service to be served upon all parties of record. /s/Lindsey A.L. Conley Lindsey A.L. Conley Case: 1:14-cv-06694 Document #: 29 Filed: 03/30/15 Page 3 of 3 PageID #:353