Harris Finley v. Americredit Financial

Opinion

Case: 26-60010 Document: 40-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 07/29/2026

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit

No. 26-60010 Summary Calendar FILED ____________ July 29, 2026 Lyle W. Cayce

Gracie Faye Harris Finley, Clerk

Plaintiff—Appellant,

versus

Americredit Financial Services, Incorporated, doing business as GM Financial; Gulfport Capital, L.L.C., doing business as Champion Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram,

Defendants—Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi USDC No. 1:25-CV-335

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Before King, Higginson, and Douglas, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam: * Gracie Faye Harris Finley filed a lawsuit against AmeriCredit Financial Services, Incorporated, (AmeriCredit) and Gulfport Capital, L.L.C. (Gulfport Capital), in which she challenged the repossession of her vehicle. She appeals the district court’s grant of AmeriCredit’s and Gulfport

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This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

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Capital’s motions to compel arbitration and dismiss her suit. Despite admitting in the district court that she made payments for the vehicle, insured the vehicle, and had possession of the vehicle, Harris Finley challenges the formation of the retail installment sale contract, which included an arbitration agreement. 1 However, Harris Finley does not dispute the district court’s determination that the other contract, the purchase agreement—which has her physical, handwritten signature—contained a valid arbitration agreement. By failing to address this issue, Harris Finley has waived any challenge to that determination, and we may affirm the district court judgment on that basis alone. See Alexander v. Texas Dep’t of Crim. Just., 951 F.3d 236, 240 (5th Cir. 2020). Therefore, she has not shown that the district court erred in granting the motions to compel arbitration and dismiss Harris Finley’s suit. See Pennzoil Expl. & Prod. Co. v. Ramco Energy, 139 F.3d 1061, 1065 (5th Cir. 1998).

The district court judgment is AFFIRMED.

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1 There were two agreements containing arbitration clauses, a purchase agreement and a retail installment sale contract.