(January 21, 2016, 2:14 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Jan. 20 refused to grant two companies leave to appeal a ruling that denied their motion for summary judgment on claims for violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and other claims, finding that an appeal would not materially advance the termination of the litigation (Shawn Heaton, et al. v. Social Finance Inc., et al., No. 14-cv-05191, N.D. Calif.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6690)....