10th Circuit Finds Rooker-Feldman Inapplicable to Colorado Non-Judicial Foreclosure Procedure

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently determined that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, which limits federal-court jurisdiction, does not apply to a Colorado procedure for non-judicial foreclosure of mortgages. The matter arose from foreclosure proceedings in Colorado state court pursuant to Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 120 . Foreclosure News

10th Circuit Rules FDCPA Does Not Apply to Non-Judicial Foreclosure Proceedings

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a non-debt collector defendant seeking a non-judicial foreclosure was not liable to a borrower/plaintiff for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act . Acknowledging a circuit split on the question of whether non-judicial foreclosure proceedings are covered by the FDCPA, the court reasoned that, […]