(December 20, 2017, 1:36 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bank on Dec. 5 waived its right to respond to a petition for writ of certiorari filed by a borrower who seeks reversal of a district court order dismissing his claims for violation of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) as barred by res judicata (Niki-Alexander Shetty v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, et al., No. 17-794, U.S. Sup., 2017 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 4872)....