Case Name: Theresa MARSHALL, Appellant, v. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY; Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-12-21
Citations: 445 F. App'x 900
Docket Number: No. 11-1843
Parties: Theresa MARSHALL, Appellant, v. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY; Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Appellees.
Judges: Before MELLOY, BOWMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 445
Pages: 900–901

Head Matter:
Theresa MARSHALL, Appellant, v. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY; Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, a division of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Appellees.
No. 11-1843.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: Dec. 16, 2011.
Filed: Dec. 21, 2011.
Theresa Marshall, Little Rock, AR, pro se.
Blair B. Evans, Bradley E. Trammell, Baker & Donelson, Memphis, TN, for Ap-pellees.
Before MELLOY, BOWMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Theresa Marshall appeals from the order of the District Court dismissing with prejudice her claims alleging that Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), 15 U.S.C. § 1692-1692p, and Arkansas state law in connection with the foreclosure of a mortgage.
Following careful de novo review, we conclude that dismissal of the FDCPA claims was appropriate for the reasons discussed in the District Court's order. See Poehl v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 528 F.3d 1093, 1096 (8th Cir.2008) (standard of review); 15 U.S.C. § 1692a(6)(A) (noting that the term "debt collector" "does not include . any officer or employee of a creditor while, in the name of the creditor, collecting debts for such creditor"); Perry v. Stewart Title Co., 756 F.2d 1197, 1208 (5th Cir.1985) ("The legislative history of section 1692a(6) indicates conclusively that a debt collector does not include the consumer's creditors, a mortgage servicing company, or an as-signee of a debt, as long as the debt was not in default at the time it was assigned."); Adair v. Sherman, 230 F.3d 890, 895 (7th Cir.2000) ("[T]he FDCPA is an improper vehicle for challenging the amount of a debt established by the bankruptcy court."). As to the state-law claim, it appears that the District Court had intended to dismiss that claim without prejudice, and in fact the court did not fully dispose of the claim on the merits. Accordingly, we modify the judgment to reflect that the dismissal of the state-law claim is without prejudice, and we affirm the judgment as modified. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(3) (giving district courts discretion to decline supplemental jurisdiction where all original-jurisdiction claims have been dismissed). We also deny appellees' motion to strike the reply brief.
. The Honorable Billy Roy Wilson, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.