VADNAIS v. FEDERAL NAT. MORTG.

No. 13-2733.

754 F.3d 524 (2014)

Ronald A. VADNAIS, as Treasurer of Swift County, Minnesota; Swift County, Minnesota, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE, also known as Fannie Mae; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, also known as Freddie Mac, Defendants-Appellees Federal Housing Finance Agency, in its Capacity as Conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Intervenor below-Appellee United States of America, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed June 6, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian E. Wojtalewicz , of Appleton, MN., John C. Davis , of Tallahassee, FL., Debra Hayes of Houston, TX, for appellants.

Dirk C. Phillips , of Washington, DC, Michael Leffel , of Madison, WL, Merritt E. McAlister , of Atlanta, GA., Jill L. Nicholson , of Chicago, IL., Michael Joseph Ciatti , of Washington, DC, Asim Varma , of Washington, DC, Howard N. Cayne , of Washington, DC, Michael A. Johnson of Washington, DC, for Appellees.

Patrick J. Urda , USA, of Washington, DC, for intervenor brief.

Before BYE, MELLOY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


BYE, Circuit Judge.

Swift County, Minnesota, and its Treasurer, Ronald Vadnais, (collectively, "Swift County"), brought this action against the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company ("Freddie Mac"), and the Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA") (collectively, "the federal agencies"), alleging such federal agencies had violated state law by failing to pay taxes on the...

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