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113128P.pdf 08/09/2012 Tracy Lind v. Midland Funding, L.L.C.
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 11-3128
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis
[PUBLISHED] [Melloy, Author, with Chief Judge Riley and Smith,
Circuit Judges]
Civil Case - civil rights - Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. District
court's dismissal of civil rights action and claim under the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act relating to Minnesota garnishment proceedings
is affirmed. No due process violation when actual notice was received
and opportunity to be heard came at a meaningful time; predeprivation
notice and hearing were not required; Minnesota law supported
garnishment of debtor's funds in joint account. Absent due process
violation, no per se violation of FDCPA.