Richardson v. The Koch Law Firm, P.C.

Dist. Ct. properly dismissed plaintiff’s action under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act alleging that defendant improperly attempted to collect on plaintiff’s debt while plaintiff had pending bankruptcy petition. Plaintiff failed to provide notice to defendant of said bankruptcy petition, and plaintiff lacked standing to pursue such action, where Bankruptcy Ct. had found that such action belonged to Trustee to pursue on behalf of plaintiff’s creditors. Ct. further noted that defendant had obtained vacatur of state ct. judgment that formed basis of plaintiff’s action.