B. Benedict Waters v. Juan Casas

MEMORANDUM

B. Benedict Waters appeal pro se from the district court’s summary judgment in his action alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), and other claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Guatay Christian Fellowship v. County of San Diego, 670 F.3d 957, 970 (9th Cir.2011), and we affirm.

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Waters’s FCRA and California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act claims because Waters failed to raise a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether there were inaccuracies in his credit report or that the collection accounts were improperly reported. See Carvalho v. Equifax Info. Servs., LLC, 629 F.3d 876, 890-91 (9th Cir.2010) (requiring prima facie showing of inaccurate reporting); see also Cal. Civ.Code § 1785.25(a) (prohibiting reporting of information that is known to be incomplete or inaccurate).

The district court properly granted summary judgment on Waters’s conspiracy claim because Waters failed to raise a triable dispute as to whether there was an agreement or meeting of the minds among supposed conspirators. See…