Legal Opinion
Stackhouse v. McKnight
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 22, 2006No. 05-0607-cvPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
This appeal involves a challenge to a class action settlement of claims against Delta Funding Corporation, a mortgage lender alleged to have induced low-income minority and elderly homeowners to enter into oppressive mortgage contracts in violation of state and federal law. Objectors-Appellants, class members who objected to the settlement in the court below, contest the settlement on both substantive and procedural grounds. Substantively, appellants argue that the magistrate judge abused her discretion in certifying the class and approving the settlement. Procedurally,…
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