NORTHROP v. HOFFMAN OF SIMSBURY, INC.

No. 460, Docket 97-7257.

134 F.3d 41 (1997)

Deborah NORTHROP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOFFMAN OF SIMSBURY, INC., d/b/a Hoffman Honda of Avon, Jeffrey S. Hoffman, as President of Hoffman of Simsbury, Inc., John Doe # 1, an unknown employee of Hoffman of Simsbury, Inc., John Doe # 2, an unknown employee of Hoffman of Simsbury, Inc., and Larry F. Katzke, an employee of XYZ Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, Jane Doe # 1, an unknown employee of XYZ Corporation, Richard Roe, an unknown individual, and XYZ Corporation, an unknown corporation, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided November 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Philip Jones, Jones & Wanchak, L.L.C., Avon, CT, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Herbert Watstein, Watstein & Watstein, Bristol, CT (Mona E. Herman, Simsbury, CT, of counsel), for Defendants-Appellees Hoffman of Simsbury, Inc., d/b/a/ Hoffman Honda of Avon; Jeffrey S. Hoffman, as President of Hoffman of Simsbury, Inc.; John Doe # 1, an unknown employee of Hoffman of Simsbury, Inc.; and John Doe # 2, an unknown employee of Hoffman of Simsbury, Inc.

James V. Somers, Halloran & Sage, Hartford, CT (John B. Farley, Halloran & Sage, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellee Larry F. Katzke, an employee of XYZ Corporation.

Before: KEARSE, MINER, and CABRANES, Circuit Judges.


JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Deborah Northrop appeals from a ruling of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Alfred V. Covello, Judge), dismissing her complaint for failure to state a claim for relief under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. (1994) ("FCRA" or the "Act"). For the reasons set forth below, we vacate the ruling of the district court and remand the case for...

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