U.S. Supreme Court Denies Cert In Action Challenging Assignment Of Deed

Mealey's (May 28, 2019, 2:58 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on May 28 denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by borrowers who sought review of a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision that a bank met the requirements to foreclose under Texas law and that a magistrate judge's decision in the borrowers' favor was based on an incorrect premise that Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. (MERS), as beneficiary, did not have the authority to assign the deed (Joanna Burke, et al. v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., No. No. 18-1370, U.S. Sup., 2019 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1613)....