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Jones v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Petition for certiorari denied on March 27, 2017
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-902 4th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2016

Issue: Whether, where the right to foreclose is extinguished as a matter of law by federal statute (Truth in Lending Act) and a unanimous Supreme Court decision (Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.), and a homeowner's home is foreclosed upon by improper foreclosure judgment, a lender can use res judicata to bar examination of an invalid judgment that was barred by federal consumer protection law.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Jan 13 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 21, 2017)
Feb 20 2017Brief of respondent Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in opposition filed.
Mar 8 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 24, 2017.
Mar 23 2017Reply of petitioner Reginald Jones filed. (Distributed)
Mar 27 2017Petition DENIED.