Raymond Alvandi v. Experian Information Solutions

Ninth Circuit

Raymond Alvandi v. Experian Information Solutions

677 F. App'x 343

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

DecidedFebruary 13, 2017

Docket15-56070

StatusUnpublished

Cited by4 cases

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Plaintiff Raymond Alvandi appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant Experian Information Solutions, Inc. (“Experian”) on Alvandi’s claims that Experian violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

We review de novo the district court’s grant of summary judgment. Szajer v. City of Los Angeles, 632 F.3d 607, 610 (9th Cir. 2011). The Court must determine, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, whether there are any genuine issues of material fact and whether the district court correctly applied the relevant substantive law. See Olsen v. Idaho State Bd. of Med., 363 F.3d 916, 922 (9th Cir. 2004).

Liability under Alvandi’s FCRA claims requires a prima facie showing of inaccurate reporting. See Carvalho v. Equifax Info. Servs., LLC, 629 F.3d 876, 890 (9th Cir. 2010). Here, Alvandi raises multiple theories as to why his Experian credit reports were inaccurate. To the extent Al-vandi argues that his Experian credit reports were inaccurate because they reported a debt that he was not legally obligated to pay or a debt that contained charges not permitted by law, these challenges are insufficient to establish that the reports were inaccurate within the meaning of the FCRA. Id. at 892 (holding that FCRA claims against credit reporting agencies “are not the proper vehicle for collaterally attacking the legal validity of consumer debts”). To the extent Alvandi raises new theories as to why his Experian credit reports were inaccurate in response to Ex-perian’s summary judgment motion, and these theories were not pled in Alvandi’s complaint, the Court concludes that these belated theories lack merit and are insufficient to defeat Experian’s motion for summary judgment. See Wasco Prods., Inc. v. Southwall Techs., Inc., 435 F.3d 989, 992 (9th Cir. 2006) (“Simply put, summary judgment is not a procedural second chance to flesh out inadequate pleadings.”).

AFFIRMED.

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MEMORANDUM **

Plaintiff Raymond Alvandi appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant Experian Information Solutions, Inc. (“Experian”) on Alvandi’s claims that Experian violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

We review de novo the district court’s grant of summary judgment. Szajer v. City of Los Angeles, 632 F.3d 607, 610 (9th Cir. 2011). The Court must determine, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, whether there are any genuine issues of material fact and whether the district court correctly applied the relevant substantive law. See Olsen v. Idaho State Bd. of Med., 363 F.3d 916, 922 (9th Cir. 2004).

Liability under Alvandi’s FCRA claims requires a prima facie showing of inaccurate reporting. See Carvalho v. Equifax Info. Servs., LLC, 629 F.3d 876, 890 (9th Cir. 2010). Here, Alvandi raises multiple theories as to why his Experian credit reports were inaccurate. To the extent Al-vandi argues that his Experian credit reports were inaccurate because they reported a debt that he was not legally obligated to pay or a debt that contained charges not permitted by law, these challenges are insufficient to establish that the reports were inaccurate within the meaning of the FCRA. Id. at 892 (holding that FCRA claims against credit reporting agencies “are not the proper vehicle for collaterally attacking the legal validity of consumer debts”). To the extent Alvandi raises new theories as to why his Experian credit reports were inaccurate in response to Ex-perian’s summary judgment motion, and these theories were not pled in Alvandi’s complaint, the Court concludes that these belated theories lack merit and are insufficient to defeat Experian’s motion for summary judgment. See Wasco Prods., Inc. v. Southwall Techs., Inc., 435 F.3d 989, 992 (9th Cir. 2006) (“Simply put, summary judgment is not a procedural second chance to flesh out inadequate pleadings.”).

AFFIRMED.

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