Frankie Sims v. Carrington Mtge Svc, L.L.C. ( 2014 )

Case: 12-10978 Document: 00512810942 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/22/2014
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
October 22, 2014
No. 12-10978
Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
FRANKIE SIMS, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated;
PATSY SIMS, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs–Appellants,
v.
CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, L.L.C.,
Defendant–Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:12-CV-87
Before OWEN and HAYNES, Circuit Judges, and LEMELLE,* District Judge.
PER CURIAM:**
In a prior opinion and order, we affirmed the district court’s judgment in
part and certified questions pertaining to the remaining issues in this appeal
to the Supreme Court of Texas. 1 The Supreme Court of Texas issued an
* District Judge of the Eastern District of Louisiana, sitting by designation.
**Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
1 Sims v. Carrington Mortg. Servs., L.L.C., 538 F. App’x 537, 546-47 (5th Cir. 2013)
(per curiam).
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opinion in May 2014 answering those certified questions, and on October 3,
2014, denied rehearing. 2
* * *
In view of the Texas court’s responses to the certified questions, we
AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
2 Sims v. Carrington Mortg. Servs., L.L.C., No. 13-0638, 2014 WL 1998397, at *5 (Tex.
Oct. 3, 2014).
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