Filed Date: March 19, 1990
Closed Date: 1998
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Plaintiff, a home developer, filed suit against Defendant-lenders in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601-3619. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant-lenders refused to lend to Plaintiff because Plaintiff developed properties in predominantly minority neighborhoods. U.S. District Court Judge Jean C. Hamilton granted the Defendants' motion to dismiss after finding that Plaintiff had failed to state a cause of action under the FHA because Plaintiffs' allegations were too generalized.
On January 28, 1993, the Eighth Circuit reversed, finding that the Plaintiff's Complaint contained enough allegations to survive a motion to dismiss, and that the District Court should not have considered the likelihood of Plaintiff's ability to prove his claims at trial when ruling on a Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion. Ring v. First Interstate Mortg., Inc., 984 F.2d 924 (8th Cir. 1993).
On September 5, 1997, the Eighth Circuit affirmed District Court Judge Hamilton's grant of summary judgment to Defendants on Plaintiff's Amendment Complaint. Ring v. Fannie Mae, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 23517 (E.D. Mo. Sept. 5, 1997). The appellate court held that the Defendant was entitled to judgment as a matter of law because the Plaintiff had not actually applied for a loan from any of the Defendants.
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Andrew Nash (6/2/2008)
Arnold, Richard Sheppard (Arkansas)
Beezer, Robert R. (Washington)
Bright, Myron H. (North Dakota)
Bick, James P. Jr. (Missouri)
Cummings, Thomas (Missouri)
Arnold, Richard Sheppard (Arkansas)
Beezer, Robert R. (Washington)
Bright, Myron H. (North Dakota)
Hamilton, Jean Constance (Missouri)
Loken, James B. (Minnesota)
Wollman, Roger Leland (South Dakota)
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State / Territory: Missouri
Case Type(s):
Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Key Dates
Filing Date: March 19, 1990
Closing Date: 1998
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Developer alleging that the lenders refused to make loan based on racial composition of properties or neighborhoods involved.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
First Interstate Mortgage, Inc., Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Fair Housing Act/Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Defendant
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