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- Title: Simms v. First Gibraltar Bank
- Author : Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 31, 1996
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 71 KB
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E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge: In this Fair Housing Act case, Gordon D. Simms, a white landlord, contends that First Gibraltar Bank violated the Act when it refused to issue a commitment letter to refinance its existing loan on Simms' apartment complex in a predominantly minority area with a loan to a cooperative housing corporation that probably would be minority owned. We hold that Simms failed to identify any discriminatory policy, procedure, or practice on which to base a discriminatory effects claim. We also hold that Simms failed to adduce sufficient evidence from which a reasonable jury could infer intentional discrimination under a discriminatory treatment theory of liability. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for entry of judgment in favor of First Gibraltar.