Arnold
Arnold v. DMG MORI USA, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STEVEN ARNOLD, et al., Case No. 18-cv-02373-JD
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE SUMMARY JUDGMENT
v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 94, 100 DMG MORI USA, INC., Defendant.
12 Named plaintiffs Brandon Bebault and Steven Arnold sued their former employer, defendant DMG Mori USA, Inc. (DMG), for obtaining background reports on prospective employees with disclosure and authorization forms that violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. Dkt. No. 78 (second amended complaint). The Court certified a class consisting of “all persons residing in the United States for whom DMG procured or caused to be procured a consumer report for employment purposes on or after April 19, 2016,” with Arnold as the class representative. Bebault v. DMG Mori USA, Inc., No. 18-CV-02373-JD, 2020 WL 2065646, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 29, 2020) (also available at Dkt. No. 75).1 Plaintiffs seek summary judgment on liability under the FCRA. Dkt. No. 94. DMG opposes summary judgment mainly on the…