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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE JEAN LaROCQUE, by and through her appointed Power of Attorney, DEIDRE SPANG, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, PLAINTIFF v. TRS RECOVERY SERVICES, INC. AND TELECHECK SERVICES, INC., DEFENDANTS ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

NO. 2:11-CV-91-DBH

DECISION ON DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO EXPAND CLASS The plaintiff Jean LaRocque sued the defendants in this court on a variety of federal and state law claims arising from the defendants' check collection procedures. On July 17, 2012, I ruled that I would certify three of her proposed four classes under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(3). Decision on Mot. for Class Certification (ECF No. 56). The defendants now have moved to expand the first of these classes ("Class One") from a class of Maine residents to a nationwide class, while preserving their objection to any class at all. After

reviewing the memoranda submitted and after oral argument on December 10, 2012, I DENY the defendants' motion.

ANALYSIS The defendants' central premise is that the Maine-limited scope of Class One "circumvent[s] the statutory cap on damages set forth in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act," 15 U.S.C.

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