⚖ Oral Arguments, with Context

The Tenth Circuit hears Cynthia Exline-Johnson's Fair Housing Act appeal. In July 2022, after complaints about her dealings with other tenants and contractors, her landlords gave sixty days' notice ending her month-to-month tenancy. Near the end of that period, she asked to remain as a disability accommodation. She cited sleep problems after finding her husband dead and promised medical verification. She says the landlords immediately denied the request; they say the response was not an unequivocal denial and that she could still have supplied evidence. In a separate encounter, Pamela Rosser allegedly mocked Exline-Johnson's spirituality during a dispute about how she spoke to a contractor. Exline-Johnson sued Rosser Properties, Rosser, and Lacy Lofton. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants on her federal claims. This appeal asks whether the evidence could support actual or perceived disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, or a religiously discriminatory housing statement.

Exline-Johnson v. Rosser Properties, et al. (No. 25-5124) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, argued September 17, 2026.