Putkowski

Putkowski v. Irwin Home Equity Corp.

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423 F. Supp. 2d 1053·2006 WL 741387·2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24444
United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 23, 2006C 05-3289 PJHCalifornia4,951 words

Opinion

Opinion

Hamilton, J.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS

Defendants’ motion to dismiss the second amended complaint came on for hearing before this court on February 8, 2006. Plaintiffs appeared by their counsel Kathleen Clark Knight and Gail Killefer, and defendants appeared by their counsel Virginia W. Barnhart. Having read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court hereby GRANTS the motions as follows and for the reasons stated at the hearing.

INTRODUCTION

This is a proposed class action alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 , et seq. (“FCRA”). Plaintiffs Michael W. Putkowski (“Putkow-ski”) and Nikki Childress (“Childress”) filed this action on August 12, 2005, against defendants Irwin Home Equity Corporation and Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company (“Irwin”). Plaintiffs filed the second amended complaint (“SAC”) on December 23, 2005.

In the SAC, plaintiffs allege violations of two sections of the FCRA, and seek statutory and punitive damages, and declaratory and injunctive relief. Irwin now moves to dismiss the SAC pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure…

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