Cronk v. Federal Bureau of Investigations

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION AT LAFAYETTE DAVID ETHAN CRONK, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 4:22 CV 51 v. ) ) FEDERAL BUREAU OF ) INVESTIGATIONS, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION and ORDER Plaintiff was denied the purchase of a firearm after a background check wrongfully indicated his ineligibility. Thereafter, he filed the present lawsuit. It is undisputed that after this lawsuit was filed the relevant agencies investigated the matter and corrected the database error. Plaintiff’s suit named the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the Federal Bureau of…