United States Third Circuit

In African-American plaintiffs' suit against Wachovia under 42 U.S.C. section 1981 and various state law claims, claiming that certain conditions imposed on the approvals of their mortgages were racially motivated, district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where: 1) although the question of whether plaintiffs have made out a prima facie case of discrimination is a close call, plaintiffs have not shown that the mortgage conditions were imposed for discriminatory reasons because they have not undermined defendant's legitimate reasons for imposing the conditions that it did; 2) district court correctly granted summary judgment on plaintiffs' breach of contract and tortious interference claims; district court acted within its discretion in denying plaintiffs' motion to compel certain discovery; and 3) district court acted within its discretion in remanding plaintiffs' good faith and fair dealing claim to Delaware state court.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/25/2010
• Decided 09/13/2010
• Published 09/13/2010

Judges

• RENDELL

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John S. Grady, Michael J. Barrie