WALLS v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

No. 00-17036.

276 F.3d 502 (2002)

Donna Marie WALLS, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 8, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy J. Becker (argued) and Carleton B. Crutchfield, Mitsch & Crutchfield, St. Paul, Minnesota, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Jan T. Chilton (argued) and Mark D. Lonergan, Severson & Werson, San Francisco, California, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: KOZINSKI, RYMER, and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.


RYMER, Circuit Judge:

We are asked to imply a private right of action for a debtor discharged from bankruptcy to enforce an alleged violation of 11 U.S.C. § 524, which provides that discharge under Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code operates as an injunction against collecting debt as a personal liability of the debtor.

Donna Marie Walls brought a class action on behalf of Chapter 7 bankruptcy debtors against Wells Fargo Bank for (among other things) violating...

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