No. 20-523

Clarence Matthew Otworth v. PNC Bank

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: americans-with-disabilities-act bank-obligations banking check-cashing check-cashing-fee civil-rights disabled-customer disabled-customers non-customer-agent uniform-commercial-code
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

IF A DISABLED CUSTOMER WRITES A CHECK PAYABLE TO
HIMSELF, AND THE NONCUSTOMER AGENT OF THE DISABLED
CUSTOMER DELIVERS THE CHECK TO THE BANK, IS THE BANK
OBLIGATED TO CASH THE CHECK AND GIVE THE MONEY TO THE
AGENT OF THE DISABLED CUSTOMER?

IF DISABLED CUSTOMERS ARE FORCED TO PAY THE CHECK CASHING
FEE OF BANKS ON THEIR NONCUSTMER AIDES TO GET THEIR
DEPOSITS OUT OF THE BANK IS THAT A VIOLATION OF THE
AMERICANDS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, AS AMENDED, AND/OR
A VIOLATION OF CHAPTER 4 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERICAL CODE?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a bank is obligated to cash a check and give the money to the agent of a disabled customer who is the payee

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-12-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-11-19
Brief of respondent PNC Bank, N.A. in opposition filed.
2020-09-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 19, 2020)

Attorneys

Clarence M. Otworth
Clarence Otworth — Petitioner
PNC Bank
Jeremy S. RogersDinsmore and Shohl LLP, Respondent