Brooks
Brooks v. Bank of America, NA
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM NORMAN BROOKS, III, Case No.: 3:20-CV-1348-RSH-BLM
Plaintiff,
ORDER DECLINING
v. SUPPLEMENTAL JURISDICTION
OVER CLASS CLAIMS
BANK OF AMERICA, NA,
Defendant. [ECF Nos. 46, 48, 51, 57, 59, 67] 16 17 In the operative first amended complaint (“FAC”), Plaintiff William Norman Brooks, III, alleges that Defendant Bank of America, NA (“BofA”) harmed his credit by wrongfully reporting to consumer credit reporting agencies that Brooks had filed for bankruptcy and that his BofA account had been “included in bankruptcy.” ECF No. 15 at ¶¶ 21-39. Based on these allegations, the FAC asserts claims under California’s Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 et seq. (“UCL”), and the California Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 1785 et seq. (“CCRAA”), on behalf of a putative class, and one individual claim under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C.…