Video Trax, Inc. v. NationsBank , 205 F.3d 1358 ( 2000 )

[PUBLISH]
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FILED
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
MAR 14 2000
THOMAS K. KAHN
No. 99-4007 CLERK
D.C. Docket No. 97-01586-CV-ASG
VIDEO TRAX, INC., a Florida Corporation, on behalf of itself and all other persons
and entities similarly situated,
Plaintiff -Appellant,
versus
NATIONSBANK, N.A. (SOUTH), a National Banking Association,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Florida
(March 14, 2000)
Before TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge, FAY, Senior Circuit Judge, and HANCOCK*,
Senior District Judge.
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* Honorable James H. Hancock, Senior District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, sitting
by designation.
PER CURIAM:
The facts and procedural history of this case are set out in the district court's
opinion reported at 33 F. Supp. 2d 1041 (S.D. Fla. 1998). For the reasons stated by
the district court, id. at 1047-55 (part III.A. through III.C.), we find that the fees at
issue do not constitute “interest” for purposes of the usury provisions of the National
Bank Act, 12 U.S.C. §§ 85-86 (1994). Accordingly, the judgment of the court is
AFFIRMED.