UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
DALLAS DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,
v.
EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC., Defendant.
Civil Action No.
COMPLAINT FOR CIVIL PENALTIES,
INJUNCTIVE, AND OTHER RELIEF
Plaintiff, the United States of America, acting upon notification and
authorization to the Attorney General by the Federal Trade Commission
("Commission"), for its complaint alleges as follows:
1. Plaintiff brings this action under Sections 5(a)(1), 9, 13(b), and
16(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C.
§§ 45(a)(1), 49, 53(b), and 56(a), as amended, and under the Fair
Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1681u, as amended, to
obtain monetary civil penalties and injunctive and other relief for
defendant's violations of Section 609(c)(1)(B) of the Fair Credit
Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681g(c)(1)(B).
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
2. This Court has jurisdiction over this matter under 28 U.S.C.
§§ 1331, 1337(a), 1345, and 1355, and under 15 U.S.C. §§ 45(a)(1), 49,
53(b), and 56(a). This action arises under 15 U.S.C. § 1681g(c)(1).
3. Venue in the Northern District of Texas is proper under 15 U.S.C.
§ 53(b) and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b-c) and 1395(a).
DEFENDANT
4. Defendant Experian Information Solutions, Inc. is an Ohio
corporation with its office and principal place of business located at
505 City Parkway West, Orange, California 92868. Experian's National
Consumer Assistance Center is located in Allen, Texas. Experian is
subject to prior orders of the Court in the Northern District of Texas
related to the FCRA.
THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT
5. The Fair Credit Reporting Act was enacted by Congress on October
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff,
COMPLAINT FOR CIVIL PENALTIES,
Plaintiff, the United States of America, acting upon notification and authorization to the
Plaintiff brings this action under Sections 5, 9, 13, and 16of the Federal Trade Commission
Defendant Experian Information Solutions, Inc. is an Ohio corporation with its office and
Experian's National Consumer Assistance Center is located in Allen,
Experian is subject to prior orders of the Court in the Northern District of Texas related to
Most of the 1996 amendments, including Section 609, became effective 365 days after the
This telephone number must be provided with each written disclosure of information in the
Defendant established toll-free telephone numbers ("dedicated toll-free numbers") for
After the enactment of the 1996 amendments on September 30, 1996, and prior to the effective
VIOLATIONS OF THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT
CIVIL PENALTIES AND INJUNCTION
Each instance in which defendant violated Section 609 of the FCRA, 15 U.S.C. § 1681g, in one
Acting Assistant Attorney General Civil Division
Assistant United States Attorney Northern District of Texas
Associate Director for Financial Practices
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