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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Code § 17204). Lutge’s sole statement in his declaration regarding any “lost money” is that

Defendants’ alleged violations of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act caused him to

“los[e] loan financing for house purchase.” (Lutge Decl., ¶ 33.) Lutge fails to provide any

explanation as to how the alleged threats or repeated phone calls could or did cause him to lose

financing for a house purchase. Notably, Lutge does not allege, let alone provide any evidence

of, any acts related to credit reporting by Defendants. Moreover, even if Lutge did submit

evidence to demonstrate that Defendants’ attempts to collect a debt caused him to lose financing

for a house purchase, he does not submit any evidence to establish that, but for Defendants’

alleged conduct, he would have purchased the house, i.e., that he had an offer accepted and

would have been able to obtain financing had it not been for Defendants’ conduct. Finally,

Lutge submits no evidence that he lost any money based on his alleged lost opportunity to

purchase a house. Therefore, the Court finds that Lutge fails to establish a prima facie showing

that he has standing to bring a Section 17200 claim, and thus, grants Defendants’ motion to

strike this claim.

CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants in part and denies in part Defendants’ special

motion to strike. The motion is granted as to Lutge’s Section 17200 claim and his Rosenthal

Act claim against Eskanos. The motion is denied as to Lutge’s Rosental Act claim against

Eskanos & Adler and White.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 23, 2007 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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