Sims v. Carrington Mortg. Servs., L.L.C.

Full title: FRANKIE SIMS, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated…

Court: UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Oct 22, 2014

583 F. App'x 344 (5th Cir. 2014)

Opinion

No. 12-10978

10-22-2014

FRANKIE SIMS, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; PATSY SIMS, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellee.

PER CURIAM

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:12-CV-87
Before OWEN and HAYNES, Circuit Judges, and LEMELLE,^* District Judge. PER CURIAM:^{* *}

* District Judge of the Eastern District of Louisiana, sitting by designation.

In a prior opinion and order, we affirmed the district court's judgment in part and certified questions pertaining to the remaining issues in this appeal to the Supreme Court of Texas.¹ The Supreme Court of Texas issued an opinion in May 2014 answering those certified questions, and on October 3, 2014, denied rehearing.²

1 Sims v. Carrington Mortg. Servs., L.L.C., 538 F. App'x 537, 546-47 (5th Cir. 2013) (per curiam).

2 Sims v. Carrington Mortg. Servs., L.L.C., No. 13-0638, 2014 WL 1998397, at *5 (Tex. Oct. 3, 2014).
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In view of the Texas court's responses to the certified questions, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.