5th Circuit Holds Res Judicata Bars Borrower’s 2nd Lawsuit

Mealey's (September 10, 2018, 1:36 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 6 affirmed dismissal of a borrower’s second lawsuit filed to prevent the foreclosure of his property, holding that the case was barred by the dismissal of the first proceeding (Alessandro F. Cervantes v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, L.L.C., et al., No. 16-41569, 5th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25350)....