Emerson Sutton v. United States Department of Housing & Urban Development Kenneth D. Lange Charles H. Hopkins

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Emerson Sutton appeals the District Court’s 1 decision that he is not entitled to relief on his claim that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) violated his due process rights and acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it did not recertify him as a panel fee appraiser for HUD insured mortgages. We affirm.

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HUD maintains a list of private fee appraisers, who are appointed for one-year terms to perform appraisals of property purchased with HUD-insured mortgages. When a lender seeks HUD insurance on a proposed mortgage loan, HUD requires that the subject…