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BOOKER v. EDWARDS

No. 95-5215.

99 F.3d 1165 (1996)

Janice L. BOOKER, Appellant v. Cynthia E. EDWARDS and Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benny L. Kass, Washington, DC, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Michael J. Ryan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Washington, DC, argued the cause and filed the brief for the federal appellees. Eric H. Holder, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Washington, DC, were on the brief with him.

Jeffrey D. Watkiss, Washington, DC, argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee Cynthia E. Edwards.

Before: WILLIAMS, ROGERS and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

The Department of Housing and Urban Development became the owner of a house as a result of a default by its owner on a HUD-insured mortgage. HUD allowed the defaulting mortgagor to remain in the house under a month-to-month lease. When HUD sold the property to the highest bidder, the defaulting mortgagor sought to invoke a District of Columbia law entitling a tenant...

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