L. Paul Dieffenbach, Jr. v. Attorney General of Vermont, Hazel M. Stevenson, Robert B. Young, First National Bank of Orwell, Inc.

OAKES, Circuit Judge:

Appellant pro se challenges on equal protection and due process grounds the so-called “strict foreclosure” laws of the state of Vermont under which on foreclosure of a real estate mortgage the mortgagee owns the mortgaged property absolutely and need not apply the proceeds of any sale in satisfaction of the mortgage debt. Appellant also seeks to challenge on constitutional grounds a Vermont statute, 12 Vt.Stat. Ann. § 4601, 1 which provides that a defendant (but not a plaintiff) in a foreclosure action needs leave of court to appeal. And he also claims a violation of his…