Vinarov v. CitiMortgage
In brief
The Supreme Court refused to hear Vinarov’s case, leaving the lower-court dismissal in place without deciding the alleged mortgage fraud or the related legal claims.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · May 18, 2020
- What it’s about
- The case challenged the dismissal of Vinarov’s claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, along with alleged due-process violations related to mortgage-fraud allegations.
- Who it affects
- The lower-court dismissal remains in place for Vinarov, but the Supreme Court did not decide whether the federal debt-collection, real-estate-settlement, or due-process claims were valid.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.

What it's about
The Supreme Court denied review, leaving the lower court’s dismissal in place.
The dispute involved both federal statutory claims and a constitutional due-process claim arising from the dismissal of a mortgage-related case.
Question presented
1. Whether the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals erred in affirming the District Court's dismissal of Petitioner's complaint for failure to state a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)? 2. Whether the lower courts violated Petitioner's due process rights under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments by dismissing the case without addressing the merits of the alleged mortgage fraud?
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Supreme Court has finished this docket action. The lower-court dismissal remains in place, and the denial did not resolve the legal claims or alleged mortgage fraud.
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