(PS) Deuschel v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAURIE A. DEUSCHEL, No. 2:20-cv-00661 KJM AC PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC and HUNT & HENRIQUES, Defendants. 17 Plaintiff is proceeding in this matter pro se, and pre-trial proceedings are accordingly referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). Defendant Hunt & Henriques seeks dismissal of plaintiff’s case pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, on the grounds that this case is barred by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. ECF No. 21 at 6. I. BACKGROUND A. The Complaint Plaintiff Laurie A. Deuschel’s complaint against defendant Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC (“Portfolio”) and the law firm Hunt & Henriques, Attorneys at Law is based on violations (1) the California Fair Credit Reporting Act, and (2) the federal and state Fair Debt Collection Practices Acts. ECF No.…