Legal Opinion
Lucas Rosa v. Park West Bank & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 8, 2000No. 99-2309PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Lucas Rosa sued the Park West Bank & Trust Co. under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1691-1691f, and various state laws. He alleged that the Bank refused to provide him with a loan application because he did not come dressed in masculine attire and that the Bank’s refusal amounted to sex discrimination under the Act. The district court granted the Bank’s motion to dismiss the ECOA claim, Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6); concurrently, the court dismissed Rosa’s pendent state law claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Rosa appeals and, given the…
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