Legal Opinion
Lockard v. Equifax, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 31, 1998No. 97-8023PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this case, plaintiff-appellant William D. Lockard alleged that he was denied credit because of outstanding debts on his credit report that he did not owe. He brought this suit in state court under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681, and state law causes of action against numerous defendants. The defendants removed the case to federal district court, and the district court denied Lockard’s motion to remand. The district court also denied Lock-ard’s motion to amend his complaint against two of the defendants, denied his motion to transfer the…
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