Michelle Baker v. Cenlar FSB ( 2023 )

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
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No. 22-2310
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Michelle A. Baker
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
Cenlar Federal Savings Bank, Mr. Stephen W. Gozdan, Chief Financial Officer
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee
CitiMortgage, Inc.; Christian Bank & Trust, as Trustee for Securitized Trust
CitiGroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. 2015-PSI Trust, Mortgage Electronic
Registration System ("MERS")
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants
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Appeal from United States District Court
for the District of Minnesota
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Submitted: December 27, 2022
Filed: January 10, 2023
[Unpublished]
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Before GRASZ, MELLOY, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Minnesota resident Michelle Baker appeals after the district court1 granted
summary judgment in favor of Cenlar Federal Savings Bank, a mortgage servicer, in
this diversity action related to a foreclosure proceeding. Upon careful de novo
review, we conclude that summary judgment was proper for the reasons explained by
the district court. See Erickson v. Nationstar Mortg., LLC, 31 F.4th 1044, 1047-48
(8th Cir. 2022) (standard of review; summary judgment appropriate if nonparty who
has burden of persuasion at trial does not present sufficient evidence as to any
element of cause of action). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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The Honorable John R. Tunheim, United States District Court Judge for the
District of Minnesota.
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