Linda J. Pierce v. Citibank (South Dakota), N.A., a Foreign Corporation, Citicorp Credit Services, Inc., a Foreign Corporation

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92 F.3d 1193·1996 WL 419690·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 28181
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 25, 199694-35736California1,298 words

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92 F.3d 1193 RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 9118 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Linda J. PIERCE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A., A Foreign Corporation, Citicorp Credit Services, Inc., A Foreign Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35736. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 15, 1995. Decided July 25, 1996. 1 Before: BROWNING, RYMER, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Linda Pierce filed suit alleging defendants Citibank and Citicorp, violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1968 , and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act ("EOCA"), 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq., by suspending her credit card account because her husband's separate account was past due. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, and we affirm. I. RICO CLAIM 4 Plaintiff alleged that by withholding her line of credit to coerce her to pay her husband's…

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