Panel Holds Court Erred Dismissing FDCPA Claim Sua Sponte, Reverses Ruling

(April 2, 2019, 2:27 PM EDT) -- ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota appeals court on April 1 reversed a district court’s sua sponte dismissal of a borrower’s claims for violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), holding that the court was of competent jurisdiction to decide FDCPA claims and that the law provides that the borrower could choose her forum (Hannah Levine v. Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, No. A18-0789, Minn. App.)....

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