Abby v. Paige et al, No. 1:2010cv23589 - Document 282 (S.D. Fla. 2012)
Court Description: ORDER Denying 184 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 7/6/2012. (jw)
Download PDF
<![CDATA[
Abby v. Paige et al Doc. 282 UN I TED STA TES D I STRICT CO UR T SO UTH ERN D I STR I O F FLO R I CT DA M i iDi s on am vii Cas N o.1 23589- - LK e 0CV J FELI ABBY, CE Pl ntf , ai i f ROBERT PA I and GES W I DY POI TE H OM EOW NERS N N A SSO CI TI ,I C. A ON N , D ef nda s e nt . / O RD ER DENYI G D EFEND ANT PAIGE ' M O TI N TO DISM I FO R LAC K N S O SS O F SUBJECT M ATTER JU RISD I O N CTI TH I M A TTER com esbef et Cour upon D ef nda Robe tPa ge' M oton t S or he t e nt r i s i o Dimisfrwc ofS j c M atr uidito ( #1 4)fldFe u r 1 , 2. ri s s o la k ube t te l rs cin DE 8 ,ie br ay 5 201 Theen, Def endantPa ge s ks di m i s of t a i ee s s al he bove- t ed acton on t ba s t D ef nda syl i he si hat e nt Pai sRul 68 O f e ofJ ge' e f r udgm enthasm oot Pl i ifA bby' cl m s a t di tt s ed a ntf s ai o s o ves hi Co r o s be t te j rs ito TheCo tsf lyb ifdi tematrl nc r f l u t f u j c matr u idcin. ur i ul ree n h te.Upo ae u cons de a i oft ar e s s f t i t Pari bref ,t Cour fnds t i m us i r ton he gum nt et orh n he tes' i s he t i hat t t de D e e ny f ndantPai sM oton t D im i s. ge' i o s s 1Pl ntf AbbyfldaRes ns ( #201 onM ac 9,201 a Dee ai if ie po e DE ) rh 2, nd fndantPag ie fldaRe y ( #21 onM ach 1 201 ie pl DE 2) r 9, 2. Dockets.Justia.com 1 Backgr . ound On Oc o e 6,201 ,Pli tf Fe ieAbb (W bb ' ,a home wne i t e W i y tb r 0 a n if lc y G y' ) o r n h nd Poi er i ntal nt esde i compl x,fl acompl nti a e ied ai n bove-t ed a ton, a m i ha ef nda syl c i cl i ngt tD e nt W i yPont Ho o e sAs ocai n, nc (ûl m e nd i e me wn r s ito I . i- owne sAs oca i ' a De e n lo r s iton' nd fnda t ) Ro e t ie(Tag ',heHo o r Aso ito satr y, d unlwf l te st b rPag $ ie' t ) me wnes s cain' to ne ma e a u atmpt o colec l e f s on he hom eow ner as oci ton duesand i ope l pl l t at ee r s' s a i mpr ry aced a le on her in ho e.( mp1,DE #1 .S c fc ly,Plitf Ab y a lge vi ai nsoft FarDe us Co . ) pe ii al an if b le d olto he i bt Co lci nsPr ci e Ac (TDCPA' ,1 U. C.j1 2 ( ntI,t Fl rdaCo u r le to a tc s t C ' 5 S. 69 Cou ) he o i ) ns me Co lc in Pr cie Ac (TCCPA' , A. TAT.j55 7 ( un 1) a S a rofTil le to a tc s t C ' FL S ) 9.7 Co t 1, nd lnde te ( n 11 a i t f n n pagez( mp1 DE #l . o cou t 1) gans De e da t i . Co . , lAl ngwiht i viua c n s t t he ndi d l ou t ,he Com pl nti uded a l tonsi s ai ncl lega i n uppor ofcl sc tfca i oft FD CPA cl m agai t t as erii ton he ai ns De e n Page ( mpl! 1 -1 DE #1 . fnda t i . Co . ! 0 4, ) On A prl 1 2011,t Cour de e a M oton t D im i s ûl by Def nda Pai i , he t ni d i o s s ed e nt ge. ( #27 . f n ntPaget n fld a Ans ronAprl , 01 , e yi a 1 Pl i if DE ) De e da i he ie n we i21 2 1 d n ng l of antf Abb scam s i l i g Pl itf Ab y' c a salgai ns ( #35 . ve d y ltr o y' li ,ncud n an if b s ls le to . DE ) Se n a s ae , n Aprl29, 1, ef ntPai m ade and dul s ved a O ferofJ i 201 D enda ge y er n f udgm e i t am ount nt n he of$650100 f Pl ntf Abby' a ualand saut y damages f t FDCPA cli i . or ai if s ct tt or or he am, n 2Panif b as a sre vo ai n o t FCCPA ( u I)a d Slnd rofTil litf Ab y lo se td ilto s f he Co nt 1 n a e te ( un 11 a i tDe e da Home wne sAs o ito Asteisa tmoinp rans Co t 1) gans f n nt o r s c ai n. h n tn t e ti o s ey t De enda tPa ge t Cour ' Or rwilnotaddr s t cli sa i tDef ndant oll o f n i , he ts de l e s he am gans e H om eowne sA s oci i r s aton. 2 addii t r a on bl at r y' f e a c ss ( #1 - ) Pl i if Ab ne r ton o e s a e to ne s e s nd o t. DE 83 8 . antf by ve r pondedt t O f e . eiherD ef es o he f r N t endantPa genorPl ntf A bbynotsed t Cour oft i ai i f i he t he O ferofJ f udgm e untlt flng oft i t m oton,al os t m ont l t . nt i he ii he nsant i m t en hs a er Ove t f l ng ye ,Pl ntf Abby a D ef ndantPa ge e r he olowi ar ai if nd e i ngaged i e r el n xtem y cont ntous dicove y bef e t H onor e Chrs M .M c ll y. The dicover diput e i s r or he abl i A ie 3 s y s es f ndant Pai s pr ge' oducton of m a eral r l i t i s e evant t o c once d, am ong ot r is s,D e e nw he s ue Pli ifAbb sf rhc mi g mo i nt c riy c a s ( /5 DE #7 . a sr t J e antf y' o t o n to o e tf ls . DE / 4; 9) M gita e udg M c ll y ent ed anum berofor r c peli D ef ndantPai t pr A ie er de s om lng e ge o oducet r ques e he e td d ume s ( /77 DE #9 . a r s toft e d a ou dic ve y p o e sa a t oc nt. DE / ; 6) As e ul h r wn t s o r r c s nd t he r eques of Pl ntf Abby a D ef nda W i Poi e,t Cour contnue t i tal t ai if nd e nt ndy nt he t i d he nii Sc hedulng Or r and e e i de , xt nded t dicove y dea i t M a ch 28,201 a t m otons he s r dlne o r 2 nd he i d a lnet Aprl2 2 2. DE #1 ) e d i o i , 01 ( 60 . OnFebr y 1 201 Def ndantpai fl dt i t ntm oton, r ngt t ual 5, 2, e ge ie he nsa i a gui hat heAprl i 29, 1O ferofJ 201 f udgm e , a prort a m oton f c as ce tfcaton,m oot d Pl ntf nt m de i o i or l s rii i e ai if Abb sFDCPA cam a di se t sCo r ofs b e tmatr urs cin.OnM ac 9 y' li nd vetd hi u t u j c te j idito rh , 201 Pli tf Abb fld ar s ns i o posto t De e da Page smo in ( # ) 2, an if y ie e po e n p ii n o f n nt i ' to DE 201 , al w ih a M oton f Cl sCe tfc i oft FD CPA cl m aga ns D ef ong t i or as rii aton he ai i t endantPai ge ( #20 ) Uli t y a tr a e ul o i e a i ,h Cou t nidca sc ri a i o t DE 2 . tmael, fe c r f c nsd r ton t e r de e ls e tsc ton n he 3I t e ry sa oft ltg ton, heCour r e r d i vi dic r m otonst n he a l tges he ii a i t t ef re ndi dual s ove y i o M a sr t J e M cAlly. nt ly,on Nove gita e udg ie Eve ual mber21 2011 t Cou te e e an Or , , he r nt r d der rfri a1dico r matr t M agsr eJ M c ie ( /1 . eerng l s vey te s o itat udge Ally.DE /20) 3 ba i t t antf Ab yf ie t pr d er c r e de c of heRul 23 a fc o sf rca s ss ha Pli if b al d o o uc e o d vi n e t e ( ) a t r o ls c ri c to ( / ) Be or t Co t w i whehe De e da t i ' Rul 68Ofe e tt a in. DE / . f e he ur no s t r f n n Page s e s 261 fr o J gme tmoosPli ifAbb sFDCPA cam t dv tt sCo r ofs b e tmatr f ud n t antf y' li o ies hi u t u jc te j idcin. urs ito I .A nal i I yss Bef e t Cour now i D ef nda Pai s m oton,a gui t t Cour s d or he t s e nt ge' i r ng hat he t houl dimis te a vesye a ton fr lc of s j c matr j rs cin bae o s s h bo -tld ci o a k ube t te u idito sd n de e m i tons asam aterofl w , Pl ntf bby' r cover bl dam ages. ef nt ge t r na i , t a of ai ifA se a e D enda pai fr ta guest tt Cour s dde e m i is r ha he t houl t r nepl i ifA bby' r over bl da a sasam a t a ntf s ec a e m ge ter of1w u e t es mma yj g n sa a d, ndt e fndt t fnda Page sRu e6 a nd r h u r ud me t tnd r a h n i ha De e nt i ' l 8 O fer of J f udgm e - m a t m ont pror t t ilng of t i t m oton- m oot nt de en hs i o he i he nsant i s Pl ntf Abby' cl m sf da age undert FD CPA . t f l ng r s ,heCour ai i f s ai or m s he For he olowi ea ons t t fndsi m us de D ef nda Pai sm oton. i t t ny e nt ge' i Thepolc ofRul 68 i St encour ge s tl ent and avoi pr r ed ltga i ' iy e s ço a e tem s d otact ii ton.' FED. Cl P.68 a s y com m . es Expa ng on t spolcy,i i gener l ac pt R. V. dvi or not . ndi hi i ts aly ce ed am ongt di ti c t i t sCicuit an una bi he srct ours n hi r t hat m guousO fe ofJ f r udgm e i a am ount nt n n s fiin t stsya idi d lpli ifscame da ge ,e nwh nrj ce b te u fce t o aif n n viua antf li d ma s ve e ee td y h pli tfl lm o t na to b e i nai gt r q st tc eIlc s a c n r ve s s d an itwil o a c in y lmi tn he e uiieAril l a e nd o to ry.' c ge r l a t . h n, 2U. 8 9 -96( 96 )(d ewo d C a e ' ndio r v ri s ne al yFl s v Co e 39 S. 3, 5 1 8 Ch r s c s s a c nto e se ' t . . . lmi t busn s off d r l ou t t qu si spr s ntdi a a v r a yc e t. .' ; i the ie s e e a c rs o e ton e e e n n d e s r ontx . .) ' 4 J , g. Caver v. ankln ColectonSe v. nc. Cas No.1: 1 CV ee e. , o Fr i l i r I , e 1 - 22630- A , 2 W L CM 201 27 448 a * ( D. a J n. ,2 2 ( rnig s 9 , t 4 S. Fl. a 31 01 ) ga tn ummayj gme ti dee da tsfvo r ud n n fn n ' a r w her i w asundiput t t def ndanthad m ade an O ferofJ et s ed hat he e f udgm e t s ts i al nt hat a i fed l oft r i soughtby t pl ntf f t aleged vi a i oft FDCPA a t Fl i he elef he ai if or he l ol tons he nd he orda Co u r Co lc in Pr c ie Ac) S ns me le to a tc s t; ampai o Cle Se vs, I , Cas No. i nt r . nc. e 10 - 2 24 J ( D . a M a . , 08 ( im isn FDCPA cam whe ed f nd n :7 CV- 33 -LK S. Fl. r 28 20 ) d s s ig li r ee a t ma eOfe ofJ dg n t ts ts dplitf scame d ma e ) afd 3 Fe . x d fr u me t ha aiûe anif li d a g s,f ' 06 d App' 496( 1h Ci. 00 . 1 t r 2 9) A week afera w e i Pl i ifA bby' com pl nt D ef ntPai m a aRul 68 t ns rng a ntf s ai , enda ge de e Of e ofJ f r udgm e . a ntf A bby ha a 1 day de i t acc D ef ndantPai sOf e nt Pl i if d 4adlne o ept e ge' f r. Pl i ifAbby di notr pond t D ef ndantPai s O fer I t offlng ofr cor t antf d es o e ge' f . ns ead ii e d he O fe and m ovi t di m is t ca on t gr fr ng o s s he se he ounds of m oot s D ef nda Pai nes , e nt ge contnue t a e si l ltga et above syl acton,i udi e i d o ggr s ve y ii t he - t ed i ncl ng ngagi i unr l ntng ng n e e i a t m pt t e te s o vade dicove y,f al os a yearbef e brngi t exi t nce oft Of ert s r or m t or i ng he s e he f o t Cour ' a t nton. s gnii ga i tm ei be w e t Aprl29, 1O ferand t he ts te i The i fcant p n i n t en he i 201 f he Febr r 15,201 M oton t Di m i sper ua t Cour t di m i sng t above syl ua y 2 i o s s s des he t hat s s i he - t ed ac i a t stm e w oul under i t pur e a polc ofRul 68 t da d pr r t ton t hi i d m ne he pos nd i y e o svoi otac ed ltga i ' Furher or D ef ii ton.' t m e, endantPai s pur ui of di cove y fom Pl ntf A bby,as ge' s t s r r ai if e d nc dbym o inst c mpe ( #1 8 ma e s e ue t t e Ofe , i hsa ans vi e e to o o l DE 5 ) d ubs q nt o h f r we g g i t a fndi ofm oot s f l k ofca e and c r s Accor ngl gi t pr edur i ng nes or ac s ontover y. di y, ven he oc al pos ur oft a t e he bove- t e ac i t Cour fndst tDef syl d ton, he t i ha endantPai se r O ferdoes ge' xpied f notm ootPl ntf A bby' cl m sundert FDCPA . ai if s ai he A c di y,ti O RDERED , DJUD G ED , DEcu ED t tD ef ndant cor ngl i s A and ha e Robe t r Pai sM oton f ge' i orpa talSum m ar J ri y udgm e onAct D a agesast ai ifsCl m f nt ual m opl ntf ai or Acua Da ge Unde t FDCPA a dt DimisfrLa kofSu j c M atrJ rs cin t l ma s r he n o s s o c b e t te u idito ( #1 )be a t s me i he e y, DE 84 , nd he a s r b DENI ED. DO NE and ORD ER ED i Cha ber a t J esLawr nce K i Fe alJ i e n m s t he am e ng der ustc Buidi a Unied St t Courhous i M i i Fl i on t s 6t da ofJ y,201 l ng nd t a es t e n am , orda hi h y ul 2. M ESLAWRENCE K I NG U . DI TRI COURT S. S CT SOUTHERN D I CT OFFLORI STRI DA cc: M agit at JudgeChrsM .M c lly sr e i A ie Co n efo Pli f u s l r antf Si Ne na gahbani PO Box 566055 M im iFL 33 a , 256 305 595- 9078 Fa 305- 9079 x: 595- EmalNe a b ni a o .o i: g h a s@y h oc m Co n efo De nd ns u s l r fe a t M ar Bl s ei k um t n TheBl ti Law Fim umsen r OneTur ber Plc n ry a e Suie302 t 1 9495 Bica neBoulvar s y e d Ave ur ,FL 331 nt a 80 78 51 1 6- 4- 604 Fa 305- 971 x: 935- 0 Emalmak lmsena c m i: r@bu tilw.o Sus H .Aprl an il 6 FowlrW hieBur t P. . e t net A 21tFl s oor 1 So hea tThid Ave 00 ut s r nue For La r l,FL 33 t ude dae 394 954- 81 377- 00 Fa 954- 81 x: 377- 01 Emals @fwlrwht.o i:a o e- i c m e M i lLewi El ns chae s ki Fow lrW hieBur t,P. . e t net A 1 BrckelAve 395 i l nue 1 h Fl r 4t oo M im iFL 331 a , 31 305- 9- 3 78 921 Fa 305- 28- 1 x: 7 75 3 Emalmekis o e- iec m i: l n @fwlrwht.o R ober K e t Tuc r.1 t nne h ke 1 FowlrW hieBur t PA e t neq On Fi nci Pl a e na al az 1 SE Thid Ave 00 r nue Suie210 t 0 Ft La dal FL 3339 . uder e, 4 954- 81 377- 00 Fax:95 377- 01 4- 81 EmalRtc e@fwlrwht.o i: u k r o e- i c m e 7
]]>
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You
should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
