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Case Name
City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations v. Key Bank USA
FH-PA-0002
Docket / Court
2:04-cv-01034-DSC-FXC ( W.D. Pa. )
State/Territory
Pennsylvania
Case Type(s)
Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Case Summary
Plaintiff, a municipal civil rights commission, filed suit in state court against the Defendant-lenders, alleging that Defendant-lenders discriminated against a married minority couple who sought a home improvement loan in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619, and the ...
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Plaintiff, a municipal civil rights commission, filed suit in state court against the Defendant-lenders, alleging that Defendant-lenders discriminated against a married minority couple who sought a home improvement loan in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619, and the Pittsburgh city code. Defendant-lenders removed the case to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, which dismissed the Plaintiffs' FHA claim on standing grounds but remanded the claim based on violation of city code back to state court.
Defendants appealed the District Court's refusal to dismiss the city code-based claim for lack of standing. On January 24, 2006, the Third Circuit affirmed the District Court's ruling, holding that the lower court did not abuse its discretion when remanding the remaining city code-based claim to state court instead of dismissing it outright. City of Pittsburgh Comm'n on Human Relations v. Key Bank USA, 163 Fed. Appx. 163 (3d Cir. 2006).
Andrew Nash - 06/02/2008
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Discrimination-area
Lending
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
General
Funding
Plaintiff Type
City/County Plaintiff
Race
Black
Causes of Action
Fair Housing Act/Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Key Bank USA
Plaintiff Description
Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations, on behalf of homeowners seeking a home improvement loan who were allegedly improperly asked their race when applying for the loan.
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Unknown
Public Int. Lawyer
No
Nature of Relief
Unknown
Source of Relief
Unknown
Filed
07/14/2004
Case Ongoing
No
Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
W.D. Pa.
02/15/2006
2:04-cv-01034-DSC-FXC
FH-PA-0002-9000.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
U.S. Court of Appeals
01/24/2006
Opinion [Court of Appeals]
(163 Fed.Appx. 163)
FH-PA-0002-0001.pdf
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People
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Judges
Becker, Edward Roy
(E.D. Pa., Third Circuit)
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FH-PA-0002-0001
Caiazza, Francis X.
(W.D. Pa.)
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FH-PA-0002-9000
Cercone, David S.
(W.D. Pa.)
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FH-PA-0002-9000
Nygaard, Richard Lowell
(Third Circuit)
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FH-PA-0002-0001
Smith, David Brooks
(W.D. Pa., Third Circuit)
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FH-PA-0002-0001
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Ruder, Jeffrey J.
(Pennsylvania)
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FH-PA-0002-0001 | FH-PA-0002-9000
Defendant's Lawyers
Bentz, Amy E.
(Pennsylvania)
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FH-PA-0002-0001 | FH-PA-0002-9000
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