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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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 Under Civil Local Rule 7-3(a), any opposition was to be filed no later than October

19, 2007.

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BETTY JEAN NAPIER,

Plaintiff,

 v.

COLLECTION BUREAU OF AMERICA,

LTD., et al.,

Defendants /

No. C-07-2429 MMC

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT;

VACATING HEARING AND CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Before the Court is plaintiff’s motion for default judgment, pursuant to Rule 55(b)(2)

of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, filed October 5, 2007. Although defendants have

not appeared in the action, defendants were served with a copy of the motion, (see

Attachment to Motion (“Certificate of Service by Mail”) at 2), and no opposition has been

filed.1

Having considered the papers filed in support of the motion, the Court deems the

matter suitable for decision thereon, VACATES the November 9, 2007 hearing on the

matter, and, for the reasons stated by plaintiff, GRANTS the application and awards plaintiff

damages, attorney’s fees and costs in the total amount of $6,075.74, as follows:

1. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1692k, plaintiff is awarded statutory damages in the

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amount of $1,000.00.

2. Pursuant to Cal. Civil Code § 1788.17, plaintiff is awarded statutory damages in

the amount of $1,000.00.

3. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1692k, plaintiff is awarded attorney’s fees in the amount

of $3,480.00, an amount the Court finds reasonable under the circumstances.

4. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1692k, plaintiff is awarded costs in the amount of

$595.74.

The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of plaintiff and against defendants.

In light of the foregoing, the November 2, 2007 case management conference is

hereby VACATED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 29, 2007 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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