Spencer

MEMORANDUM ***

We review summary judgment dismissal de novo. See Weiser v. United States, 959 F.2d 146, 147 (9th Cir.1992). Our review is not limited to the ground upon which the district court decided; we may affirm the district court on any ground supported by the record. Id. The standard of review of a denial of attorney’s fees is abuse of discretion. See Shaw v. City of Sacramento, 250 F.3d 1289, 1293-94 (9th Cir.2001).

Section 1681b(f) of the FCRA provides that “[a] person shall not use or obtain a consumer report for any purpose unless ... the consumer report is obtained for a purpose for which the consumer report is authorized to be furnished [under Section 1681b].” 15 U.S.C. '§ 1681b(f). Section 1681b(a)(2) allows a consumer reporting agency to furnish a consumer report “[i]n accordance with the written instructions of the consumer to whom it relates.” A consumer report is “any ... communication ... bearing on a consumer’s credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living....” 15 U.S.C. § 1681a(d)(l). A consumer report relates to a consumer if one of these seven characteristics of the consumer…