Case Name: Lorena MEYER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-08-19
Citations: 584 F. App'x 585
Docket Number: No. 12-17050
Parties: Lorena MEYER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, THOMAS, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 584
Pages: 585–586

Head Matter:
Lorena MEYER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 12-17050.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 13, 2014.
Filed Aug. 19, 2014.
Lorena Meyer, Vallejo, CA, pro se.
Michael Gerald Cross, Severson & Wer-son, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: SCHROEDER, THOMAS, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Lorena Meyer appeals pro se from the district court's summary judgment in her action alleging claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") and California state law arising from the repossession and sale of a car she purchased with a loan. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Riggs v. Prober & Raphael, 681 F.3d 1097, 1102 (9th Cir.2012), and may affirm on any ground supported by the record, Johnson v. Riverside Healthcare Sys., LP, 534 F.3d 1116, 1121 (9th Cir.2008). We affirm.
Summary judgment on Meyer's FDCPA claim was proper because, even though a creditor like defendant is not per se exempt from the FDCPA, Meyer failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether defendant is a "debt collector" under the FDCPA by showing that defendant's principal business is debt collection or that it collects debts on behalf of others. See 15 U.S.C. § 1692a(6) (defining "debt collector"); Schlegel v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA, 720 F.3d 1204, 1208 n. 2, 1209-10 (9th Cir.2013) (rejecting claim that "a 'creditor' is not per se a 'debt collector' " under the FDCPA, but concluding that the defendant was not a debt collector under § 1692a(6) merely because it collected debts in the course of doing business or that were originated by others before they were assigned to it).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by declining supplemental jurisdiction over Meyer's state law claims after granting summary judgment on her sole federal claim. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3).
The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying Meyer further leave to file a third amended complaint based on settlement of an unrelated, state law consumer class action against defendant. See Cervantes v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 656 F.3d 1034, 1041 (9th Cir.2011) (setting forth standard of review and noting that district court may dismiss without leave to amend when amendment would be futile); Chodos v. West Publ'g Co., 292 F.3d 992, 1003 (9th Cir.2002) (noting that a district court's discretion regarding leave to amend is "particularly broad" when a plaintiff previously received leave to amend).
Meyer's remaining contentions are without merit.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.