Legal Opinion

Robert Bennett v. Shaun Donovan

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 4, 2013No. 11-5288PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:

Two widowed spouses of homeowners with reverse-mortgage contracts faced foreclosure by mortgage lenders after their spouses died. They brought suit against the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, alleging that HUD’s regulation defining the conditions under which it would insure a reverse-mortgage agreement was inconsistent with the applicable statute. The district court dismissed for lack of standing, but we reverse. The district court correctly reasoned that if relief for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. National Wrestling Coaches Ass'n v. Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2004
  3. Northern Air Cargo v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012

3Cited by57 opinions

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  2. Texas Children's Hospital v. BurwellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
  3. Flaherty v. PritzkerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
  4. Securities Industry & Financial Markets Ass'n v. United States Commodity Futures Trading CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2014
  5. Am. Hosp. Ass'n v. AzarCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019

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