DILLARD v. LIBERTY LOAN CORP.

Nos. 79-1466, 79-1760.

626 F.2d 363 (1980)

Mattie Ruth DILLARD, Appellant, v. LIBERTY LOAN CORPORATION, d/b/a Consolidated Credit Corporation of South Carolina, Inc., Defendant. Legal Services Corp., Amicus Curiae. National Consumer Law Center, Amicus Curiae. Margaret MORGAN, Appellant, v. WORLD FINANCE CORPORATION, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward L. Bailey, Alan Rosenblum, Piedmont Legal Services, Inc., Spartanburg, S.C., on brief, for appellants.

Toby Sherwood, Joan D. Klein, Washington, D.C., on brief, for Legal Services Corp. as amicus curiae.

Geraldine Azzata, Stephen Speicher, Boston, Mass., on brief, for National Consumer Law Center as amicus curiae.

Before BUTZNER, RUSSELL and WIDENER, Circuit Judges.


BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Mattie Ruth Dillard appeals from an order of the district court denying her petition to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 with her Truth-in-Lending complaint.* We reverse and remand.

In support of her petition, Dillard, who is represented by Piedmont Legal Services, Inc., filed an appropriate affidavit setting forth facts to establish her poverty...

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