Legal Opinion
HSBC Bank USA v. Kirkland Townsend
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 16, 2015No. 13-1017PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Chief Judge.
This is one of the flood of mortgage foreclosure cases that hit the country after the 2008 economic downturn. Before we can say anything about its merits, however, we must decide whether an appealable final judgment is before us. That question turns out to be more complicated than usual, given the many steps that must take place before the foreclosure process is complete. Here, the case has reached the point where the bank seeking to foreclose has secured a judgment of foreclosure and an order of sale pursuant to Illinois law. The district court declared that its judgment…
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