Epperson v. Smith

FILED JUN 24 2022 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JULIA C. DUDLEY, CLERK FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA — BY: 8H, MCDONALD DANVILLE DIVISION DEPUTY CLERK TAMARA EPPERSON, ef a/, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) Case No. 4:16-cv-00050 ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) DAN SMITH, e aZ, ) By: | Hon. Thomas T. Cullen ) United States District Judge Defendants. ) In October 2015, Plaintiffs James and Tamara Epperson’s home in Ararat, Virginia, was sold at a foreclosure auction. Early the next morning, sheriff's deputies forced entry into the home at the request of the home’s new owner, Vickie Payne. Believing…