Ali El-Hallani v. Huntington National Bank

GWIN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants Ali El-Hallani and Mark Manuaeel are Arab-Americans who were formerly customers of Defendant-Appellee Huntington National Bank. In March 2013, Huntington closed the accounts of both Plaintiffs without warning. Plaintiffs then brought this class action, alleging that Huntington closed their accounts because they are of Arab descent.

The district court granted Huntington’s motion to dismiss after finding that Plaintiffs had failed to allege sufficient facts to support a plausible inference of discrimination. We disagree. In their complaint, Plaintiffs…