Legal Opinion
In Re Fannie Mae Securities Litigation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 6, 2009No. 08-5014PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) appeals a district court order holding it in contempt for failing to comply with a discovery deadline to which it agreed. Though we appreciate OFHEO’s efforts to comply, we conclude that it ultimately failed to do so and find no abuse of discretion in the district court’s contempt finding or choice of sanction.
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Appellant Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight regulates the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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