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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…

Washington Federal delivered its supplemental brief to the Federal Circuit Friday, and a copy’s attached to this e-mail message.  In light of the Collins decision, Washington Federal is abandoning its…

Mr. Angel and the government want Judge Schwartz to continue the stay in his takings case until 30 days after the Federal Circuit’s decision in the pending interlocutory appeal initiated…

The Montilla Plaintiffs want the First Circuit to revisit FHFA’s status as a government actor in light of the Collins decision.  The Montilla Plaintiffs say that because the High Court…