JOHNSON v. FLEET FINANCE, INC.

No. CV 191-121.

785 F.Supp. 1003 (1992)

Johnnie J. JOHNSON, Barbara Ann Johnson, William L. Mance, Mary L. Mance, John Mance, Waralene Hopkins, and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. FLEET FINANCE, INC., Fleet Finance Inc. of Georgia, Tower Financial Services, Inc., Mortgage Equity Services and Donetta Lowe, d/b/a Lowe & Associates, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Georgia, Augusta Division.

February 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen E. Shepard, Larry Ira Smith, Thomas Reuben Burnside, Jr., Harry Duff Revell, James Barnard Wall, Burnside, Wall, Daniel & Ellison, James Marion Thompson, Augusta, Ga., for plaintiffs.

W. Rhett Tanner, Atlanta, Ga., William Augustus Trotter, III, Robert C. Hagler, Fulcher, Hagler, Reed, Hanks & Harper, Augusta, Ga., Hugh W. Gibert, Atlanta, Ga., Benjamin F. McElreath, Augusta, Ga., for defendants.


ORDER

EDENFIELD, Chief Judge.

This case concerns the lending practices of the Defendant corporations. The Plaintiffs allege that these practices violate Georgia's usury law, O.C.G.A. § 7-4-18 (1989); Georgia's RICO Act ("Georgia RICO"), O.C.G.A. § 16-14-1 et seq. (1988 & Supp.1991); the Federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. (1988); and the Truth-In-Lending Act (...

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