WHEREAS, on January 15, 2016, Plaintiffs David Jacobs and Gary Hindes, on behalf of themselves and all oth~r similarly situated, and derivatively on behalf of the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"), filed an Application for Certification to the Delaware and Virginia Supreme Courts of Novel and Undecided Issues of State Law pursuant to Del. Const. Art. IV, § 11 (8) and Va. Const. Art VI, §1, respectively. (D.I. 24). On February 16, 2016, Defendants the Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHP A") and the United States Treasury, filed a brief in opposition to Case 1:15-cv-00708-GMS Document 50 Filed 09/12/16 Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 1475 Plaintiffs' Application for Certification. (D.I. 27). Plaintiffs filed a reply to Defendants' brief in opposition on February 26, 2016. (D.I. 34). WHEREAS, having considered the party's positions as set forth in their papers, as well as the applicable law; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiffs' Application for Certification to the Delaware and Virginia Supreme Courts of Novel and Undecided Issues of State Law is DENIED. 1