A federal judge has dismissed the claims of both the plaintiffs and defendants in an appraisal discrimination lawsuit that garnered national attention when it was filed in 2022.

Nathan Connolly and Shani Mott — Maryland homeowners who are Black — sued appraiser Shane Lanham, his company 20/20 Valuations and mortgage lender loanDepot for allegedly undervaluing their home by almost $300,000.

loanDepot settled the suit in 2024, and Lanham and 20/20 Valuations countersued for defamation. U.S. District Court Judge Stephanie Gallagher issued a summary judgment on Thursday that denied both the couple’s discrimination allegations and Lanham’s defamation charges.

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