A federal judge in Connecticut has dismissed a suit against the law firm Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott brought by an evictee who sought to hold the firm liable for property lost in a foreclosure action.

U.S. District Judge Vanessa Bryant of the District of Connecticut ruled Wednesday that while state law establishes a procedure for the state marshal to store and sell an evictee’s possessions, the law firm representing the foreclosing party is not obligated to ensure that procedure is followed.