Dennis
Dennis v. Experian Information
Opinion
Opinion
Facts
In October of 2002, plaintiff Jason Dennis was served with an unlawful detainer complaint by his landlord, BEH-1, LLC. DENNIS v. EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS 5147 BEH-1 eventually agreed to drop the suit, in exchange for $1,959, to be paid in installments; the parties stipulated that no judgement would be entered. A written stipulation was filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court, and someone— presumably a clerk—made the following entry on the court’s Register of Civil Actions: “11/25/02 Court Trial Concluded - Judgment Entered.”
Dennis subsequently received a credit report from defen- dant Experian Information Solutions, Inc., which indicated that a “Civil Claim judgment” had been entered against Den- nis in the amount of $1,959. Dennis called Experian and advised it that he had settled the matter out of court and that a judgement was never entered against him.
Experian contacted Hogan Information Services, a third- party public records vendor, and requested that it verify the disputed information. Hogan reported back that the informa- tion was accurate, and Experian advised Dennis that it would not amend the report.