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Parties Involved:
Bayview Loan Servicing
Appellee
Bayview Loan Servicing, L.L.C.
Appellee
D. Patrick Smitherman
Appellant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-20328

D. PATRICK SMITHERMAN, 

 Plaintiff - Appellant 

v. 

BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, L.L.C., 

 Defendants - Appellees 

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Texas 

USDC No. 4:16-CV-798

Before SMITH, CLEMENT, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. 

PER CURIAM:*

D. Patrick Smitherman, proceeding pro se, brought suit against Bayview 

Loan Servicing, LLC in Texas state court, alleging various state law claims 

regarding foreclosure proceedings related to Smitherman’s mortgage loan. 

Bayview removed to federal court under a diversity jurisdiction theory. The 

district court denied Smitherman’s motion to remand and then dismissed 

Smitherman’s claims with prejudice. 

 

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not 

be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH 

CIR. R. 47.5.4.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

March 29, 2017

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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We ordered a limited remand to the district court to permit 

supplementation of the record and to make findings regarding Bayview’s 

citizenship. The district court then issued an order vacating its judgment and 

remanding the case to state court. Because the district court lacked the 

authority to do so, we construe it’s order to be an indicative ruling made 

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 62.1(a)(3). 

Accordingly, we REMAND this case to the district court and DISMISS 

the appeal as moot and relinquish jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of 

Appellate Procedure 12.1(b). 

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