Legal Opinion
Crawford v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 21, 2011No. 10-3135PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Yvette and L.V. Crawford were evicted from their home by sheriffs deputies enforcing a state court foreclosure judgment. Their mortgagee, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., had obtained the judgment after the Crawfords defaulted on their mortgage. The Crawfords sought relief in federal court, naming Countrywide, their foreclosure suit counsel, their county sheriff, and their county board of commissioners in a slipshod complaint that spanned twenty-two counts. On various motions, the district court dismissed two defendants, declined to allow the addition of two others,…
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