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Michigan Federal Court Summarily Dismisses FCRA Action Alleging Inaccurate Reporting of Charged-Off Auto Loan

Troutman Sanders

Despite the liberal construction typically afforded to pleadings filed by pro se litigants, the court dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint sua sponte for failure to state a claim. Though the plaintiff may have been confused, the defendant’s reporting of the loan from origination to charge-off provided a clear picture to would-be creditors.

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Update: Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split Regarding Pre-Bankruptcy Seizure

PBWT

In 2019, we began following a Circuit split regarding a secured creditor’s obligation to return collateral that it lawfully repossessed pre-petition after receiving notice of a debtor’s bankruptcy filing. ” [ii] In December, the Supreme Court granted certiorari and on Thursday adopted the minority view. .’