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FHFA and Treasury tendered their briefs to the Fifth Circuit yesterday, encouraging the Court to bring an end to the Collins litigation with no meaningful relief for shareholders.  Copies of…

The Class Plaintiffs presented their request for certification of three classes of GSE security holders to Judge Lamberth today.  The three classes are all Fannie Mae Junior Preferred Shareholders, all…

The Bhatti Plaintiffs delivered their supplemental opening brief to the Eighth Circuit this week, and a copy’s attached to this e-mail message.  The Bhatti Plaintiffs urge the Eleventh Circuit to…

The First Circuit declined to revisit its decision in Montilla about FHFA’s status as a government actor, and a copy of its single-sentence order to that effect is attached to…

A recording of the two hearings this morning before the Federal Circuit are now available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZMiksQvYmA The hearing in Fairholme, et al., starts at about the 25-minute mark and the…

FHFA tells the First Circuit the Montilla Plaintiffs waited too long to bring the U.S. Supreme Court’s Collins decision to the appellate tribunal’s attention so their rehearing request should be…

Fairholme withdrew its discovery-related motion filed under seal on May 18, and a copy of the single-sentence filing advising Judge Lamberth of that action is attached to this e-mail message.

The Federal Circuit received three last-minute supplemental briefs from the parties Friday, and copies of those filings are attached to this e-mail message.  The Clerk has confirmed the Fairholme hearing…

Judge Schwartz placed his stamp of approval on the parties’ request for a continued stay, and a copy of his order memorializing that agreement is attached to this e-mail message. 

The Collins Plaintiffs, focusing on President Trump’s inability to fire Director Watt, urges the Fifth Circuit to send the case back to Judge Atlas with instructions to enter a permanent…