No. 25-5662

Martha Jane Ford v. Bank of New York Mellon, Trustee, for CWABS, Incorporated Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-2

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: access-to-justice attorney-misconduct due-process fourteenth-amendment judicial-integrity mediation-agreement
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the enforcement of a mediation agreement procured through fraud, coercion, and attorney misconduct violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether the enforcement of a mediation agreement procured through fraud, coercion, and attorney misconduct —despite a prior court order barring foreclosure —violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 2. Whether the Fifth Circuit ’s failure to address multiple motions and to consider substantial evidence of fraud, attorney misconduct, and the petitioner ’s vulnerability —including her documented responsibilities as a primary caregiver —constitutes a denial of due process and access to the courts under the U.S. Constitution. 3. Whether the systemic disadvantages faced by a pro se, disabled, senior military veteran in the face of coordinated attorney and bank misconduct raise issues of national importance regarding judicial integrity and access to justice. PARTIES OF INTEREST Petitioner: Martha Jane Ford, pro se, a senior female disabled military veteran, proceeding pro se due to financial constraints and inability to secure legal representation. Respondents: Bank of New York Mellon, Trustee for CWABS, Inc. Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-2. Other Interested Parties: • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Lyle W. Cayce, Clerk; Mary F. Yeager, Deputy Clerk) • Bank of America, N. A. • Hinshaw & Culbertson, L.L.P. (Alfredo Ramos, Michael McKleroy) • Dan MacLemore, Beard-Kultgen, The Texas Law Firm • Judge Alan Albright, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas • Magistrate Judge Jeffeiy C. Manske, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas • Judge Robert Stem (ret.), Mediator • State District Judge Jack Jones, 146th District Court, Bell County, TX • Fred Ramos, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Bank of New York Mellon ii

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Rehearing DENIED.
2025-12-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-03
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2025-11-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-02
Waiver of right of respondent Bank of New York Mellon, for CWABS, Incorporated Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1 to respond filed.
2025-07-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 17, 2025)

Attorneys

Bank of New York Mellon, for CWABS, Incorporated Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1
Michael J. McKleroyHinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Respondent
Michael J. McKleroyHinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Respondent
Martha J. Ford
Martha Jane Ford — Petitioner
Martha Jane Ford — Petitioner