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Case Name	Sallion v. Suntrust Banks, Inc.	FH-GA-0001
Docket / Court	1:96-cv-01500-RWS ( N.D. Ga. )
State/Territory	Georgia
Case Type(s)	Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Case Summary	Plaintiff filed suit on June 17, 1996, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, alleging violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. 1691, and federal civil rights statutes, 42 U.S.C. 1981, 1982. Plaintiff alleged that the Defendant-lender rejected ... read more > Plaintiff filed suit on June 17, 1996, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, alleging violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. 1691, and federal civil rights statutes, 42 U.S.C. 1981, 1982. Plaintiff alleged that the Defendant-lender rejected plaintiff's loan application because of her race and her status as a single woman. U.S. District Court Judge Richard W. Story granted Defendants motion for summary judgment on March 1, 2000, after finding that the plaintiff had insufficient income and lacked the money necessary for a closing. Sallion v. Suntrust Bank, 87 F. Supp. 2d 1323 (N.D. Ga. 2000). Andrew Nash - 06/02/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Discrimination-area

Housing Sales/Rental

Lending

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

Plaintiff Type

Private Plaintiff

Race

Black

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1981
42 U.S.C. § 1982
Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C. § 1691

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Suntrust Bank, Atlanta Suntrust Banks, Inc.
Plaintiff Description	Loan applicant sued Suntrust Bank and its loan originator alleging that bank rejected her application based on race and marital status in violation of her civil rights and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer	No
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	Unknown
Filed	06/17/1996
Case Closing Year	2000
Case Ongoing	No

Documents


Court	Docket(s)
U.S. Court of Appeals 07/10/2000	00-12451-FF FH-GA-0001-9001.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
N.D. Ga. 10/18/2000	1:96-cv-01500-RWS FH-GA-0001-9000.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
	General Documents
N.D. Ga. 02/29/2000	Memorandum Opinion and Order [Granting S/J for Defendants] (87 F.Supp.2d 1323) FH-GA-0001-0001.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Source: Google Scholar

People


Judges	Story, Richard W. (N.D. Ga.) show/hide docs FH-GA-0001-0001 \| FH-GA-0001-9000 Strother, John R. Jr. (N.D. Ga.) [Magistrate] show/hide docs FH-GA-0001-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Lord, Georgia Kay (Georgia) show/hide docs FH-GA-0001-0001 \| FH-GA-0001-9000 \| FH-GA-0001-9001
Defendant's Lawyers	Hollis, Howell III (Georgia) show/hide docs FH-GA-0001-9000 \| FH-GA-0001-9001 Major, William Henry III (Georgia) show/hide docs FH-GA-0001-0001 \| FH-GA-0001-9000 \| FH-GA-0001-9001 Mast, Christine L. (Georgia) show/hide docs FH-GA-0001-9000 Nelson, Allen William (Georgia) show/hide docs FH-GA-0001-0001 \| FH-GA-0001-9000 Tatum, Anthony Paul (Georgia) show/hide docs FH-GA-0001-0001 \| FH-GA-0001-9000 Wilson, David Hunt (Georgia) show/hide docs FH-GA-0001-0001 \| FH-GA-0001-9000 \| FH-GA-0001-9001