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Douglas ASHBY, Plaintiff—Appellant, and Grant Wenzlick; et al., Plaintiffs, v. FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF OREGON, Defendant—Appellee.
    No. 04-35394.
    D.C. No. CV-01-01446-AJB.
    United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
    Submitted on briefs March 8, 2005.
    
    Decided Aug. 4, 2005.
    Charles A. Ringo, Beaverton, OR, N. Robert Stoll, David F. Rees, Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Schlachter, PC, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    Steve D. Larson,Scott A. Shorr, Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Schlachter, PC, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellant and Plaintiffs.
    Barnes H. Ellis, James N. Westwood, Stoel Rives, LLP, Portland, OR, for Defendant-Appellee and Defendant.
    Stephen A. Redshaw, Stoel Rives, LLP, Portland, OR, for Defendant-Appellee.
    Before HUG, REINHARDT, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
    
      
      This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
    
   MEMORANDUM

Plaintiffs appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment. Relying on its previous decision in Mark v. Valley Insurance Co., 275 F.Supp.2d 1307, 1317 (D.Or.2003), the district court held that, under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, there can be no “increase in any charge” if the policy is an initial policy and the rate is the first rate charged to the consumer. It also held that no adverse action occurs if the insurance company renews a policy at the same rate it previously charged the consumer. In light of Edo v. GEICO Casualty Co., No. 04-35279, we overrule these holdings and reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with that opinion.

REVERSED AND REMANDED 
      
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