14 Sep The Lawless ‘Bounty Hunter’
On the 14th of August, in the same Federal Court in Houston as Magistrate Judge Smith resides, there was a ruling by Senior Federal Judge Nancy Atlas in Jackson vs US Bank. You can view and download it HERE. If you read from page 17, it reads; TDCPA § 392.101 "In Count Two of their Second Amended Complaint, Plaintiffs allege that Shapiro violated TDCPA § 392.101 by conducting business as a third-party debt collector in Texas without the requisite surety bond. Shapiro responds that it is not a “third-party debt collector” within the meaning of the TDCPA, and thus, is not subject to the bond requirement. Shapiro responds further that even if it is a “third-party debt collector,” its efforts in connection with...