Shirley White-Lett v. Federal National Mortgage Association ( 2023 )


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  • USCA11 Case: 23-10718   Document: 44-1    Date Filed: 06/26/2023   Page: 1 of 3
    [DO NOT PUBLISH]
    In the
    United States Court of Appeals
    For the Eleventh Circuit
    ____________________
    No. 23-10718
    Non-Argument Calendar
    ____________________
    In re: SHIRLEY WHITE-LETT,
    Debtor.
    ___________________________________________________
    SHIRLEY WHITE-LETT,
    Plaintiff-Appellant,
    versus
    FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION,
    a.k.a. Fannie Mae,
    MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM,
    INCORPORATED,
    (MERS),
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    MERSCORP HOLDINGS, INC.,
    d.b.a. MERS,
    BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
    Defendants-Appellees,
    NEWREZ, INC., et al.,
    Defendants.
    ____________________
    Appeal from the United States District Court
    for the Northern District of Georgia
    D.C. Docket No. 4:22-cv-00082-WMR,
    Bkcy No. 1:10-bk-61451-BEM
    ____________________
    Before JORDAN, NEWSOM, and BRANCH, Circuit Judges.
    PER CURIAM:
    The motions to dismiss the appeal filed by Bank of America,
    N.A.; MERSCOPR Holdings, Inc.; Mortgage Electronics Registra-
    tion Systems, Inc.; and Federal National Mortgage Association are
    GRANTED, and this appeal is DISMISSED.
    Although the district court’s February 17, 2023, order re-
    solved the claims against some of the defendants, it did not end the
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    litigation on the merits because the matters in the district court re-
    main pending as to the Bank of New York Mellon; the Bank of New
    York Mellon, Corporation; RRA CP Opportunity Trust 1; Shell-
    point Mortgage Servicing; and NewRez, LLC. Thus, because the
    district court did not certify the order under Federal Rule of Civil
    Procedure 54(b), it is not final or otherwise immediately appeala-
    ble. See 
    28 U.S.C. §§ 1291
    , 1292; Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b); Supreme Fuels
    Trading FZE v. Sargeant, 
    689 F.3d 1244
    , 1246 (11th Cir. 2012) (ex-
    plaining that an order adjudicating fewer than all the claims in a
    suit, or adjudicating the rights and liabilities of fewer than all the
    parties, is not a final judgment from which an appeal may be taken,
    unless the district court properly certifies a judgment on fewer than
    all claims or parties as “final” under Rule 54(b)); CSX Transp., Inc. v.
    City of Garden City, 
    235 F.3d 1325
    , 1327 (11th Cir. 2000) (“A final
    decision is one which ends the litigation on the merits and leaves
    nothing for the court to do but execute the judgment.”). Addition-
    ally, the February 17, 2023, order is not appealable pursuant to 
    28 U.S.C. § 1292
    (a)(1) because no party sought injunctive relief in the
    district court, and the order did not grant or deny such relief. See
    
    28 U.S.C. § 1292
    (a)(1).
    All pending motions other than the motions to dismiss are
    DENIED as moot.
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 23-10718

Filed Date: 6/26/2023

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 6/26/2023