Ronald Vadnais v. Federal National Mortgage

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Swift County, Minnesota, and its Treasurer, Ronald Vadnais, (collectively, “Swift County”), brought this action against the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Company (“Freddie Mac”), and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) (collectively, “the federal agencies”), alleging such federal agencies had violated state law by failing to pay taxes on the transfers of deeds to real property. The district court 1 granted the federal agencies’ motion to dismiss the action. Swift County appeals, and we affirm.

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