Opinion
No. 97-4386
Submitted: September 13, 1999
Decided: March 15, 2000
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Prior Report: 165 F.3d 642
Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Timothy L. Thompson of Minneapolis, MN. David C. Shonka of the FTC in Washington, D.C. argued for amicus on behalf of appellant FTC.
Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Robert P. Thavis of Minneapolis, MN.
Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, HEANEY, McMILLIAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, BOWMAN, BEAM, LOKEN, HANSEN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.
Chief Judge Wollman, Judge Bowman, Judge Beam, Judge Loken, and Judge Hansen would affirm the district court's order dismissing appellant's complaint brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681-1681u. Judge Heaney, Judge McMillian, Judge Richard S. Arnold, Judge Morris Sheppard Arnold, and Judge Murphy would reverse that order.
By vote of an equally divided court, the district court's order is affirmed.