Bobbie HARRIS, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant,
United States of America, Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
MEXICAN SPECIALTY FOODS, INC., d.b.a. La Paz Restaurante & Cantina, Defendant-Appellee.
Julie Best Grimes, individually and as representative of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant,
Nimrod W.E. Long, III, et al., Plaintiffs,
United States of America, Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
Rave Motion Pictures Birmingham, LLC, Rave Motion Pictures Birmingham, II, LLC, Rave Motion Pictures Birmingham, III, LLC, Delaware limited liability companies, d.b.a. Rave Motion Pictures, Rave Reviews Cinemas, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Boston Ventures LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
April 9, 2009.
April 9, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Deepak Gupta, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, DC, Joseph H. Aughtman, Wilson Daniel Miles, III, Scarlette M. Tuley, Beasley, Allen Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, Montgomery, AL, Jonathan H. Waller, Waller Law Office, P.C., Birmingham, AL, Alexander W. Jones, Jr., William S. Pritchard, III, Pritchard, McCall & Jones, LLC, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants Harris and Grimes.
Joshua D. Jones, Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., Birmingham, AL, for Defendants-Appellees Mexican Specialty Foods, Inc., et al.
William Perry Brandt, Heather S. Esau Zerger, Bryan Cave, LLP, Kansas City, MO, Dylan Cook Black, James William Gewin, Bradley, Arant, Boult, Cummings, LLP, Birmingham, AL, for Defendants-Appellees Rave Motion Pictures, et al.
Scott R. McIntosh, Douglas N. Letter, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for the United States.
Richard J. Rubin, Santa Fe, NM, for Amici Curiae National Consumer Law Center, National Association of Consumer Advocates, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Timothy Sandefur, Sacramento, CA, for Amicus Curiae Pacific Legal Foundation.
Before EDMONDSON, Chief Judge, and DUBINA and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
In this case we consider the constitutionality of the statutory-damages provision found in § 616(a)(1)(A) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"), 15 U.S.C. § 1681, et seq. The district court, finding that the statutory-damages provision is unconstitutionally vague and excessive, dismissed the complaints with prejudice. For the reasons stated below, we vacate the rulings of the district court and remand for further proceedings...
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