Rice v. Riddle

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION BRIAN K. RICE ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 2:24-cv-33-ACA ) RACHEL LAURIE ) RIDDLE, et al. ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Brian Rice sought a loan from Defendant Synovus Bank so that he could make improvements on properties he owns in Birmingham, Alabama. Synovus (through its employees, Defendants Nelson Bean and Bill Inabinet) hired Defendant CBRE, Inc., to do an appraisal of the properties. CBRE (through two of its employees, Defendants Barry Harvill and Ronald Neyhart) appraised Mr.…