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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

ARLANDER TAYLOR )

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Plaintiff, )

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vs. ) 2:14-cv-00854-SGC

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MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, et al., )

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Defendants. )

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER

On July 15, 2015, the magistrate judge filed her report and recommendation, 

recommending that the defendants’ motion to dismiss be granted in part and 

denied in part and that several counts in the plaintiff’s complaint be dismissed in 

accordance with the plaintiff’s agreement to withdraw those counts. (Doc. 37.) No 

objections to the report and recommendation were filed by either party. The 

undersigned was then randomly drawn to review the report and recommendation.

Having now carefully reviewed and considered de novo all the materials in the 

court file, including the report and recommendation, the Court is of the opinion 

that the report is due to be and hereby is ADOPTED and the recommendation is 

ACCEPTED. Consequently, the defendants’ motion to dismiss (Doc. 12) is hereby

GRANTED as to Counts IV (15 U.S.C § 1692e(5)), VIII (15 U.S.C. § 1692f), and 

FILED

 2015 Aug-06 PM 03:14

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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XI (invasion of privacy) of the amended complaint, and DENIED as to Counts I (15 

U.S.C. § 1692d) and IX (15 U.S.C. § 1692f(1)) of the amended complaint. Counts 

VII (15 U.S.C. § 1692e(11), X (15 U.S.C. § 1692g), and XV (abuse of process) of the 

amended complaint are hereby DISMISSED in accordance with the plaintiff’s 

agreement to withdraw those counts. This action is to remain assigned to the 

magistrate judge for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion and 

order.

DONE and ORDERED on August 6, 2015.

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L. Scott Coogler

United States District Judge

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