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PEGGY MILLER,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Intervenor,
v.
JAVITCH, BLOCK & RATHBONE; DIANA J. PREHN; BRIAN C. BLOCK,
Defendants-Appellees.


No. 08-3336

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Ohio at Cincinnati.
No. 06-00828—Michael R. Barrett, District Judge.
Argued: December 3, 2008
Decided and Filed: April 6, 2009
Before: COLE and COOK, Circuit Judges; EDMUNDS, District Judge.

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OPINION
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COOK, Circuit Judge. Peggy Miller filed a putative class action against law firm Javitch, Block & Rathbone and two of its agents (collectively, “JBR”) under the Fair Debt Collection Protection Act (“FDCPA”). 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692e et seq. Miller contends that JBR violated the FDCPA by using false, deceptive, and misleading language in a debt-collection complaint. The district court first granted judgment on the pleadings on the falsity claim, and then entered summary judgment in favor of JBR as to the remaining claims. Miller appeals, and because we agree with the district court that Miller failed in her burden to raise a genuine issue of fact regarding a statutory violation by JBR, we affirm.


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JOHNELLA RICHMOND MOSES, Personal Representative of the Estate of MARIE MOSES IRONS, deceased,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. and PAUL LESSEM,
Defendants-Appellees,
CHRISTOPHER WALTER HOWARD,
Third-Party Defendant.


No. 07-2111

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit.
No. 04-74889—Anna Diggs Taylor, District Judge.
Argued: December 5, 2008
Decided and Filed: April 6, 2009
Before: CLAY and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges; STAMP, District Judge.

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OPINION
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CLAY, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Johnella Richmond Moses, as representative of the estate of Marie Moses-Irons (“Moses-Irons”), brings claims against Defendants Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Inc. (the “hospital”) and Paul Lessem (“Dr. Lessem”) pursuant to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd, and common law negligence. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants violated EMTALA by releasing Moses-Irons’ husband from the hospital ten days before he murdered Moses-Irons. Plaintiff appeals the district court’s decision to grant Defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismiss Plaintiff’s claims. For the following reasons, we REVERSE the district court and REMAND for further proceedings with respect to the hospital, but AFFIRM with respect to Dr. Lessem.