A Rhode Island federal judge reluctantly followed an appellate court’s order to lift a blanket injunction against foreclosures in a consolidated docket of 825 cases and took other steps to move the litigation forward.
“The Court takes this action reluctantly because it continues to believe that, consistent with the law and proper procedure, it is in all parties' and the Court's best interest to have the parties talk to each other in a meaningful way and to attempt to amicably resolve these matters, without the threat and/or negative consequences of having Plaintiffs' homes taken away from them due to foreclosure or eviction,” U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. wrote on Tuesday.
