BOWEN v. FIRST FAMILY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

No. 98-6492.

233 F.3d 1331 (2000)

Ozie BOWEN, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FIRST FAMILY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., Defendant-Appellee. Nov. 22, 2000.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 22, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Knox McLaney, III, McLaney & Associates, PC, Montgomery, AL, Angela L. Kimbrough, The Law Offices of Angela L. Kimbrough, Tuscaloosa, AL, Richard H. Gill, Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill, J. Fairley McDonald, III, Maynard, Cooper & Gale, PC, Montgomery, AL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Alan William Loeffler, Ralph H. Greil, William N. Withrow, Jr., Troutman, Sanders, Lockerman & Ashmore, Atlanta, GA, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EDMONDSON, CARNES and WATSON, Circuit Judges.


CARNES, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs, Ozie Bowen and Ethel Ford, filed a putative class action lawsuit against First Family Financial Services, Inc. ("First Family"), claiming that the lender's practice of requiring customers to sign arbitration agreements before obtaining a consumer loan violates the Equal Credit Opportunity Act ("ECOA"), 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq. According to the plaintiffs, that statute prohibits a creditor from conditioning the extension...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases