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1. _____. Failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
POTENTIAL DEFENSES
2. _____. The amounts claimed in the Complaint violate the doctrine of
unconscionability and should not be enforced. Johnson v. Cash Store, 68 P.3d 1099 (Wash. Ct.
App. 2003); Pinkett v. Moolah Loan Co.
3. . The late charges sued upon, if any, when charged on top of exorbitant interest,
are liquidated damages and void as a penalty under
, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 172276, 1999 WL 1080596
(D. Ill., 1999).
In re Bryant, 39 B.R. 313 (D. Nev. 1984);
Golden v. McKim
4. _____. Defendant may be entitled to a setoff and/or offset.
, 37 Nev. 205, 141 Pac. 676 (1914).
5. _____. The Plaintiff’s claim is offset by statutory damages available to Defendant
under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692, et seq., for Plaintiff’s
failure to provide Defendant with a written notice of and/or verification of the alleged debt that
meets the requirements of 15 U.S.C. § 1692g.
6. _____. This debt was incurred prior to my active military duty, and under the Service-
members Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. § 501, interest on that debt must be reduced to 6% and any
amount higher must be forgiven.
7. _____. Plaintiff violated Nevada Revised Statute Chapter 604A, the particulars to be
determined upon full discovery. If Plaintiff is found to have willfully violated any provision of
NRS Chapter 604A, then the loan is void and the lender is not entitled to collect, receive, or
retain any principal, interest, or other charge or fee (NRS 604A.900). Additionally, if Plaintiff is
found to have knowingly violated particular provisions of NRS Chapter 604A, Defendant is
entitled to recover $1,000 for each such violation (NRS 604A.930(2)). As such, Defendant may
owe Plaintiff nothing, may be entitled to a full refund of all monies previously paid to Plaintiff,
and may be entitled to an award of statutory damages.
8. _____. Plaintiff violated Nevada Revised Statute Chapter 675, the particulars to be
determined upon full discovery.