Legal Opinion
Bruce Ring v. First Interstate Mortgage, Inc. Federal National Mortgage Association
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 28, 1993No. 92-1019PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
The issue in this housing discrimination case is whether developer Bruce Ring’s complaint states a claim under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-31. The district court granted defendant lenders’ motions to dismiss because Ring failed to allege the elements of a prima facie ease of discrimination. Because the prima facie case is an evidentiary rather than a pleading standard, we reverse.
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In March 1990, Ring commenced this action in Missouri state court, alleging that defendants First Interstate Mortgage, Inc. (“FIM”), and Federal National Mortgage Association…
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