EDMONSON v. EAGLE NAT. BANK

No. 18-1216, No. 18-1229, No. 18-1230, No. 18-1260, No. 18-1262.

922 F.3d 535 (2019)

Mary E. EDMONSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EAGLE NATIONAL BANK; Eagle Nationwide Mortgage Company; Eagle National Bancorp, Incorporated; Essa Bancorp, Incorporated; Essa Bank & Trust, Defendants-Appellees. Renita James, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Acre Mortgage & Financial, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. D'Alan E. Baugh; Penny Frazier, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The Federal Savings Bank, Defendant-Appellee. Tracie Parker Dobbins; Gladys Parker, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Bank of America, N.A., Defendant-Appellee. Jill Bezek; Michelle Harris Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. First Mariner Bank Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: April 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: William James Murphy , ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellants. Ryan Thomas Becker , FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellees. Brian David Schmalzbach , McGUIREWOODS LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee Bank of America National Association. ON BRIEF: Cyril V. Smith , Adam B. Abelson , ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP, Baltimore, Maryland; Michael Paul Smith , SMITH, GILDEA & SCHMIDT, LLC, Towson, Maryland; Timothy F. Maloney , JOSEPH, GREENWALD & LAAKE, P.A., Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellants. George J. Krueger , FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Brian Moffet , MILES & STOCKBRIDGE P.C., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees Eagle Nation Bank, Eagle Nationwide Mortgage Company, Eagle National Bancorp, Incorporated, Essa Bancorp, Incorporated, and Essa Bank & Trust. Bradley R. Kutrow , McGUIRE WOODS LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellee Bank of America National Association. Ari Karen , OFFIT KURMAN, PA, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees Acre Mortgage & Financial, Inc, and The Federal Savings Bank. Michael E. Blumenfeld , NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee First Mariner Bank.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge Wynn wrote the opinion, in which Judge Keenan and Judge Harris joined.


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