Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp.
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Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp., 580 U.S. ___ (2017), was a United States Supreme Court case that clarified whether Fannie Mae can be sued in state courts.[1] In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Court held that plaintiffs may file lawsuits against Fannie Mae in any state or federal court that is "already endowed with subject-matter jurisdiction over the suit."[2]
Quick Facts Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp., Argued November 8, 2016 Decided January 18, 2017 ...
Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp. | |
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Argued November 8, 2016 Decided January 18, 2017 | |
Full case name | Crystal Monique Lightfoot, et al., Petitioners v. Cendant Mortgage Corporation, DBA PHH Mortgage et al. |
Docket no. | 14-1055 |
Citations | 580 U.S. ___ (more) 137 S. Ct. 553; 196 L. Ed. 2d 493 |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Case history | |
Prior | 769 F.3d 681 (9th Cir. 2014) |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Sotomayor, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
12 U.S.C. §1723a(a) |
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