DIXON v. SHAMROCK FINANCIAL CORP.

No. 07-1896.

522 F.3d 76 (2008)

Brian DIXON, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SHAMROCK FINANCIAL CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 3, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Edelman, with whom Cathleen M. Combs, James O. Latturner, Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, LLC, Christopher Lefevbre, Claude Lefebvre, and Christopher Lefebvre, P.C. were on brief, for appellant.

Jeffrey R. Martin, with whom Burns & Levinson LLP was on brief, for appellee.

James W. McGarry, Thomas M. Hefferon, Joseph F. Yenouskas, and Goodwin Procter LLP, on brief for amicus curiae American Financial Services Association, Consumer Mortgage Coalition, and Mortgage Bankers Association.

Before HOWARD, Circuit Judge, STAHL and SILER , Senior Circuit Judges.


HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Brian Dixon, for himself and a class, claims that defendant Shamrock Financial Corporation unlawfully accessed his credit report, in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"), 15 U.S.C. § 1681. The district court granted Shamrock's motion to dismiss, and Dixon now appeals. Guided largely by our recent ruling in Sullivan v. Greenwood Credit Union, 520 F.3d 70 (1st Cir.2008), we...

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