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Donata Edwards v. U.S. Bank National Association, Trustee for RMAC Trust, Series 2016-CTT, et al.

Paid petition · District of Columbia Court of Appeals, No. 23-CV-0343, 23-CV-0779 · judgment May 1, 2025


Certiorari denied · December 15, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether the DC Court of Appeals improperly affirmed the decision of its lower court to ratify the sale of Petitioner’s real property and the subsequent accounting when the sale was conducted while Executive Orders of the DC Mayor’s Office and the Presidential Executive Order staying public gatherings, foreclosures and non- essential business activities, pursuant to the COVID* 19 Public Health Emergency were in effect in violation of the equal protection of the laws clause under the Fourteenth Amendment (and Fifth for the District of Columbia) to the U.S. Constitution.

  2. Whether the DC Court of Appeals improperly affirmed the decision of its lower court to award summary judgment to Respondent(s) in violation of its own Order staying the foreclosure action pending appeal.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Donata L. Edwards

For respondent
Roger Matthew Stevens
McGuireWoods, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 15 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 25 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
  3. Oct 31 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Nationstar Mortgage LLC to respond filed.
  4. Jul 29 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 17, 2025)