FARES PAWN, LLC v. DEPT. OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

No. 13-3240.

755 F.3d 839 (2014)

FARES PAWN, LLC, and William K. Saalwaechter, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 20, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Johnson , Attorney, Rudolph, Fine, Porter, & Johnson, Evansville, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Corinne T. Gilchrist , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Indiana businesses that engage in pawnbroking activity must get a license from the state's Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). The plaintiff in this case, William Saalwaechter, owns Fares Pawn LLC, a pawn shop in Evansville, Indiana. He applied for a license in March 2009, but DFI denied his application, citing concerns about previous pawnbroking on the property and about his store manager's criminal history. Saalwaechter brought an administrative...

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