Video Trax, Inc. v. NationsBank

205 F.3d 1358

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Decided: March 14, 2000
• Docket: 99-4007
• Status: Published

Opinion

[PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT MAR 14 2000 THOMAS K. KAHN No. 99-4007 CLERK

D.C. Docket No. 97-01586-CV-ASG

VIDEO TRAX, INC., a Florida Corporation, on behalf of itself and all other persons and entities similarly situated,

Plaintiff -Appellant,

versus

NATIONSBANK, N.A. (SOUTH), a National Banking Association,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

(March 14, 2000)

Before TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge, FAY, Senior Circuit Judge, and HANCOCK*, Senior District Judge.

__________________________________________ * Honorable James H. Hancock, Senior District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, sitting by designation.

PER CURIAM: The facts and procedural history of this case are set out in the district court's

opinion reported at 33 F. Supp. 2d 1041 (S.D. Fla. 1998). For the reasons stated by

the district court, id. at 1047-55 (part III.A. through III.C.), we find that the fees at

issue do not constitute “interest” for purposes of the usury provisions of the National

Bank Act, 12 U.S.C. §§ 85-86 (1994). Accordingly, the judgment of the court is

AFFIRMED.