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__ __ __ __ __ __ PER CURI AM.Jo hn Bu rn s ap pe al s th e di st ric t co u r t ’s or de r gr an ti ng su m m ary jud gm en t to 1 Aud ria nn a Gris ha m , P.A. (Gri sh am ), in hi s act io n al le gi ng Gris ha m vi ol at ed th e Fai r 2 Deb t Co ll ect io n Prac ti ces Act (FDCP A), 15 U.S. C

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m is rep res en ta ti on s whi le pu rs ui ng a st at e-co ur t de bt -co ll ect io n pr oc eed in g ag ai ns t Bu rn s, an d by at te m

pt in g to co ll ect att or ne y ’s fees no t au th or iz edby the ag reem en t

crea ti ng th e d eb t. 3

W e co nc lu de th at su m

m ary jud gm en t was pr op erl y gr an te d. See Ri ch m on d v. Hig gi ns , 43 5 F.3 d 82 5, 82 8 (8 th Ci r. 20 06 ) (g ran t of su m m ary jud gm en t rev ie wed de

no vo ). Bu rn s di d no t de m on st rat e a ge nu in e is su e o f mat eri al fact as to whe th er Gris ha m ’s st at em en ts du rin g th e st at e-co ur t pr oc eed in gs were m is le ad in g or de cep ti ve

. See 15 U.S.C. § 16 92 e ( p r o h i b i t in g fal se , de cep ti ve or m is le ad in g rep res en ta ti on s in co nn ect io n wit h th e co ll ect io n o f a n y d eb t); cf. Ja ns on v. Kath aryn B. Davi s, LLC, 8 06 F.3d 43 5, 4 37 (8t h C ir. 20 15 ) (aff irming di sm is sa l o f FDCPA cl ai m

wher e p la in ti ff d id no t al le ge th at de fen da nt at to rn ey s swo re t o fa ct s th ey kn ew to be fal se ). On ap pe al , Bu rn s do es no t ch al le ng e th e di s t ric t co ur t’s de te rm in at io n th at th e at to r n e y ’s fees Gris ha m so ug ht to co ll ect were pe rm it te d by Ark an sa s law. See 15 U.S.C. § 16 92 f (p ro hi bi ti ng de bt co ll ect or fro m co ll ect in g or at te m pt in g to co ll ect an y am ou nt no t ex pr es sl y au th or iz ed by ag reem en t crea ti ng de bt

or pe rm it te d by la w); Hag em an v. Ba r t o n , 81 7 F.3 d 61 1, 61 9 (8 th Ci r. 20 16 ) (to

The Hon or ab le Su s a n W eb be r Wrig ht , Uni te d St at es Dis tri ct Ju dg e fo r th e 1 East ern Dis tri ctof Ark an sa s. Bu rn s na m ed “ Gris ha m Law Fi rm ” as an ad di ti o na l de fen da nt , bu t it was 2 cl ari fie d d ur in g t he pro ceed in gs th atth is en ti ty doe s n ot ex is t.
Bu rn s do es no t ch al l e n g e o n a pp eal th e di sp os it io n of hi s st at e-l aw cl ai m s. 3 See Grif fit h v. Ci ty of Des Mo in es , 38 7 F.3 d 73 3, 73 9 (8 th Ci r. 20 04 ) (cl ai m s no t br ie fedon ap pe al are ab an do ne d)

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-su ccee d on cl ai m un de r § 16 92 f, pl ai nt iff m us t es tabl is h th at am ou nt s so ug ht were no t

au th or iz edby law orby con tra ct ).

Acco rd in gl y , we affi rm

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