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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN

EVELYN WILKEWITZ,

Plaintiff,

vs.

FIRST FEDERAL CREDIT 

CONTROL, INC.

Defendant.

USDC Case No.: 

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

Defendant, First Federal Credit Control, Inc. (“Defendant”), hereby provides 

notice of removal of this action from the 20th Judicial District Court for the State of 

Michigan to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1441 and 1446. In support of this removal,

Defendant states:

1. On or about May 4, 2015, Plaintiff Evelyn Wilkewitz (“Plaintiff”) 

filed the above captioned civil action in the 20th Judicial District Court for the State 

of Michigan (Case No.: 15-75427-GT).

2. Defendant was served with the Complaint on June 8, 2015. 

Accordingly, this Notice of Removal has been timely filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 

1446(b).

3. This matter is a civil action over which this Court has original 

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jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331, and is one which may be properly removed 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1441 and 1446, as the claims asserted in the Complaint 

arise under the laws of the United States and raise one or more federal questions.

4. Plaintiff’s complaint asserts violations of the Fair Debt Collection 

Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq.

5. The district courts of the United States have original jurisdiction in 

civil actions arising under the FDCPA.

6. Defendant removes this action to the United States District Court for 

the Eastern District of Michigan because it is the venue that encompasses Dearborn 

Heights, Michigan. Defendant removes this action without prejudice to 

Defendant’s right to seek transfer of this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404, if 

and as appropriate.

7. True and correct copies of the following are attached to this Notice of

Removal:

(a) all process, pleadings and orders which have been served 

upon Defendant in this action are attached to this filing in 

accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1446(a) and this Court’s ECF 

guidelines; and

(b) the Notice of Filing of Removal, which has been served 

upon Plaintiff and filed with the Clerk of Court for the 20th

Judicial District Court in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 

1446(d) is attached as Exhibit A.

8. Based upon the foregoing, this action is removable on the basis of 

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federal question jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1441 and 1446.

WHEREFORE, Defendant, First Federal Credit Control, Inc., requests that 

this action proceed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

Michigan unless or until remanded by further order of this Court. 

Respectfully Submitted,

/s/ Charity A. Olson

Charity A. Olson (P68295)

OLSON LAW GROUP

2723 S. State St., Suite 150

Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Tel: (734) 222-5179

Fax: (866) 941-8712

Dated: July 7, 2015 colson@olsonlawpc.com

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, Charity A. Olson, hereby certify that on July 7, 2015, a copy of the 

foregoing Notice of Removal was filed via the Court’s ECF system and served on 

the following parties via first class mail:

Civil Clerk

20th Judicial District Court 

25637 Michigan Avenue

Dearborn Heights, MI 48125

Plaintiff Evelyn Wilkewitz

c/o Gary D. Nitzkin, Esq.

Nitzkin & Associates

22142 West Nine Mile Road, 

Southfield, MI 48033

/s/ Charity A. Olson 

Charity A. Olson

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