· 11/4/1986
Thiel v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n
Citations
- 646 F. Supp. 592
- 1986 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18116
How courts have described this case
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- finding that by accepting the benefits of the loan, the plaintiffs agreed to the use of negotiable instrument
- rejecting claims based only on the plaintiffs’ opinions regarding “an unjust system of commercial transactions”
- rejecting the claim, among others, that the lender had violated RICO by issuing a loan check in exchange for a promissory note, as the claim was based only on the plaintiffs’ “vision of an appropriate monetary system that operates solely on legal tender transactions”
- $3,600 award on 6 hrs. X $600
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Judges: William C. Lee
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