Legal Opinion
Joseph M. Houghton v. The Insurance Crime Prevention Institute and John Andrew Hoda
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 17, 1986No. 85-1663PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Joseph M. Houghton, who had filed a complaint under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (“FCRA” or “Act”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681-1681t, appeals from the order dismissing his complaint as time barred. He argues that the district court should have applied the discovery rule to the two-year statute of limitations set forth in the Act. It is a narrow, but novel, issue. We agree with the district court that the complaint is barred, and we will affirm the district court’s order.
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FACTS
On November 29, 1984, Joseph M. Houghton filed a complaint alleging that…
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