Hayes v. Federal National Mortgage Ass'n

ORDER

Stanley Hayes defaulted on his home mortgage, and in- January 2013 an Illinois court entered a judgment of foreclosure in favor of the Federal National Mortgage Association. A judicial sale was conducted, and the state court approved the sale in September 2013. Hayes brought this action in federal court, ostensibly under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the Federal National Mortgage Association violated the Constitution of the United States by filing the foreclosure action. The district court dismissed the suit on the defendant’s motion.

The plaintiffs complaint and appellate brief are…