CITY OF PROVIDENCE v. FEDERAL NAT. MORTG. ASS'N

C.A. Nos. 12-481L, 12-668L.

955 F.Supp.2d 83 (2013)

CITY OF PROVIDENCE, a Municipal Corporation; Angel Taveras, in his capacity as the Mayor of the city of Providence; James J. Lombardi III, in his capacity as Treasurer of the city of Providence; John A. Murphy, in his capacity as Tax Collector for the city of Providence; City of Cranston, a Municipal Corporation; Allan Fung, in his capacity as the Mayor of the city of Cranston; David Capuano, in his capacity of the Treasurer and Tax Collector for the city of Cranston, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, a federally chartered private corporation; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a federally chartered private corporation; and Federal Housing Finance Agency, as conservator for Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Defendants. Town of Johnston, Rhode Island, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. Federal Housing Finance Agency, as conservator for Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; Federal National Mortgage Association, a Federally chartered corporation; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a federally chartered corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

July 24, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Mandell , Zachary M. Mandell , Mandell, Schwartz & Boisclair, Ltd., Jillian Hoxsie Barker , City of Providence, Matthew T. Jerzyk , Providence City Solicitor's Office, Providence, RI, K. Joseph Shekarchi , Warwick, RI, Howard Sedran , Levin, Fishbein Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia, PA, Katherine L.I. Hacker , Terrell W. Oxford , Warren T. Burns , Susman Godfrey LLP, Dallas, TX, Larry Lahman , Mitchell & Declerck, PLLC, Enid, OK, Stewart M. Weltman , Stewart M. Weltman, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs.

Jill L. Nicholson , Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago, IL, Joseph v. Cavanagh, Jr. , Stephen J. Reid, Jr. , Blish & Cavanagh, LLP, Providence, RI, Michael J. Ciatti , King & Spalding LLP, Michael A. Johnson , Arnold & Porter LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants.


DECISION AND ORDER

RONALD R. LAGUEUX, Senior District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the Motions of Defendants to dismiss both lawsuits against them, pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Because the legal issues presented in both cases are identical, these motions have been consolidated for the purpose of this decision. Plaintiffs in the first-filed case are the Cities of Providence and Cranston, as well as the Cities' mayors, treasurers...

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