Swanson v. Citibank

Gloria Swanson sued Citibank, Andre Lanier, and Laniers employer, PCI Appraisal Services, because she believed that all three had discriminated against her on the basis of her race (African-American) when Citibank turned down her application for a home-equity loan. Swanson also named her husband, Charles Routen, as a co-plaintiff and a co-appellant, but since Swanson is proceeding pro se, she may not represent her husband. See FED. R. CIV. P. 11(a); Malone v. Nielson, 474 F.3d 934, 937 (7th Cir. 2007). We have therefore dismissed Routen as a party on appeal; we proceed solely with respect to Swansons part of the case. She was unsuccessful in the district court, which dismissed in response to the defendants motion under FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6).