WESTRA v. CREDIT CONTROL OF PINELLAS

No. 04-3139.

409 F.3d 825 (2005)

Dirk WESTRA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CREDIT CONTROL OF PINELLAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 27, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry P. Smith (argued), Krohn & Moss, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Kimberly A. Jansen (argued), Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Dirk Westra appeals from the grant of summary judgment to Defendant Credit Control of Pinellas in Westra's suit under the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq. We affirm.

Background

Dirk Westra was the unfortunate victim of identity theft in 1999 when a former friend fraudulently opened several accounts in his name. Westra successfully disputed many of these...

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