CA9: Experian snatches defeat from the cruel jaws of victory

Wow.  A credit reporting company that rhymes with Sexperian put a black mark on someone’s credit history because of what it thought was a state court judgments against him.  It wasn’t.  He lost at the District Court on summary judgment.  Then he lost with a Ninth Circuit panel.  Then the panel affirms.  Looks pretty bad.

But wait.

Today, the panel reverses.  Then it orders that summary judgment be granted to the plaintiff.  Then it determines that the appeal was entirely successful and passes it to the commissioner for a determination of fees. 

Go to DotD for the juicy details.  The case is Dennis v. Experian Information Solutions, 04-56230 (9th Cir., Sept. 25, 2007).