Legal Opinion
Silva v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 11, 2009No. 08-1956, 08-2559PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
In these appeals, Plaintiffs-Appellants Richard A. and Walter R. Silva challenge the district court’s decisions dismissing two federal actions by which the Silvas challenged foreclosure proceedings occurring in Massachusetts state court. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
The Silvas and Defendant-Appellee Ruth Pellegrini are siblings. Their mother died in either 1975 or 1976. At the time of their mother’s death, Pellegrini and her children were living with her mother in the family home at 24 Clifford Street, Read-ville, Massachusetts.…
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