Mimms v. U.S. Bank, N.A.

ORDER

Jeffrey and Gloria Mimms defaulted on their home mortgage, and in May 2014 an Illinois court entered a judgment of foreclosure. A judicial sale was conducted in March 2015, but the following month, before the state court had approved that sale, the Mimmses brought this action in federal court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. They essentially claim that the defendants, all private financial institutions, violated the Constitution of the United States by filing the foreclosure action. The district court dismissed the suit.

The plaintiffs’ complaint and their appellate briefs are familiar. Twice…