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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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Doc. No. 7.

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Doc. No. 1.

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See Morrison v. Back Yard Burgers, Inc., 91 F.3d 1184, 1187 (recognizing that “there is

no private cause of action for violations of the Federal Trade Commission Act); Carlson v.

Coca-Cola Co., 483 F.2d 279, 280 (9th Cir. 1973) (holding that the Federal Trade Commission

Act “vests initial remedial power solely in the Federal Trade Commission”); Baum v. Great

Western Cities, Inc., of New Mexico, 703 F.2d 1197, 1209 (10th Cir. 1983) (holding that “private

litigants cannot invoke the jurisdiction of the district courts by alleging violations of business

practices proscribed by 15 U.S.C.A. § 45(a)(1)”).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

DWIGHT ALEXANDER, et al. PLAINTIFFS

v. 4:07CV00754-WRW

BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC DEFENDANTS

ORDER

Pending is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 5). Plaintiffs have responded.1

Plaintiffs bring this cause of action against Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC “pursuant to 

104 F.T.C. 949, 1070 (1984), 15 U.S.C. §§ 45(n) . . . for Unfair, Trade Practices . . . .”2

Defendants assert that this case should be dismissed because 15 U.S.C. §§ 45 does not

provide for a private cause of action. It appears to me that Defendants are correct.3

Accordingly, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED and this case is

DISMISSED. All other pending motions are DENIED as MOOT.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 19th day of December, 2007.

 /s/Wm. R. Wilson, Jr.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

 

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