District Court, E.D. New York May 5, 1997, CV 96-4862 (ADS) (Steinmetz v. Toyota Motor Credit Corp.)

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge:

This lawsuit is brought by the plaintiff, Alan Steinmetz, (“Steinmetz” or the “plaintiff’) on behalf of a putative class of lessees against the defendant Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (“Toyota” or the “defendant”) based on the defendant’s allegedly unlawful leasing practices with respect to the security deposits that lessees are required