Howard R. Athon, Jr. v. Direct Merchants Bank , 251 F. App'x 602 ( 2007 )

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FILED
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
OCTOBER 15, 2007
No. 07-11862 THOMAS K. KAHN
Non-Argument Calendar CLERK
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D. C. Docket No. 06-00001-CV-CAR-5
HOWARD R. ATHON, JR.,
Plaintiff-Counter
Defendant-Appellant,
versus
DIRECT MERCHANTS BANK,
Defendant-Counter
Claimant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Georgia
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(October 15, 2007)
Before DUBINA, CARNES and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Appellant Howard R. Athon, Jr., proceeding pro se, appeals the district
court’s order compelling arbitration and dismissing the case with prejudice. Athon
initially brought this action against appellee HSBC Bank Nevada, N.A. (“HSBC”),
successor in interest to Direct Merchants Credit Card Bank, N.A. (“Direct
Merchants”) in Georgia state court alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act (“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq. HSBC removed the case to
federal court and moved to compel arbitration and stay or dismiss the action. The
district court found that there existed an arbitration agreement and issued an order
compelling arbitration and dismissing the suit with prejudice.
After a thorough review of the record, we AFFIRM for the reasons given in
the district court’s order dated April 11, 2007.
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