Legal Opinion
Williams v. Fleming
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 26, 2010No. 09-2410PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Jessie Williams was a customer of Family Bank & Trust Company in Illinois. Following a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) routine examination in late 2005, Family Bank stopped making loans to Williams, supposedly at the behest of FDIC Associate Examiner Jerry Fleming. The alleged catalyst for Fleming’s decision was a racially motivated bias against Williams and other African-Americans. In response, Williams sued Family Bank, the United States, and Fleming, alleging various causes of action arising under the Constitution, state law, and the Federal Tort Claims…
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