May 2, 2014
Defaulting Mortgagor Lacked Standing Under 11 U.S.C.S. § 1109(b)
The court in deciding In re Residential Capital, LLC, 2013 Bankr. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y., 2013) held that the plaintiff Scott was not a party in interest and therefore lacked standing to assert a violation of the automatic stay. The court thus … Continue reading
May 2, 2014 in Note ownership litigation | Permalink | No Comments
Arizona’s Non-Judicial Foreclosure Statutes do not Require the Beneficiary to ‘Show the Note’ Before Commencing a Non-Judicial Foreclosure
The court in deciding Famili v. Wells Fargo Bank NA, 2013 U.S. Dist. (D. Ariz., 2013) reaffirmed the holding that “Arizona’s non-judicial foreclosure statutes do not require the beneficiary to prove its authority or ‘show the note’ before the trustee … Continue reading
May 2, 2014 in Note ownership litigation | Permalink | No Comments
New Jersey Court Finds that Plaintiff had Both Possession of the Original Note and Assignment
The court in deciding Assets Recovery 23, LLC v. Odoemene, 2013 N.J. Super. (App.Div., 2013) this court affirmed the ruling of the lower court that the plaintiff was permitted to foreclose. In this foreclosure matter, defendants Emmanuel C. Odoemene and … Continue reading
May 2, 2014 in Note ownership litigation | Permalink | No Comments
April 28, 2014
Texas Court Rejects Break-in-the-Chain Claim
The court in deciding Martinez v. Wilmington Trust Co., 2013 U.S. Dist., (W.D. Tex. 2013) found that plaintiffs’ petition failed to state a claim to which relief could be granted and dismissed the action. Plaintiffs argued that the 2005 assignment … Continue reading
April 28, 2014 in Note ownership litigation | Permalink | No Comments
April 18, 2014
Since Bank was the Note-Holder it was a Person Entitled to Enforce the Note Pursuant to R.C. 1303.31(A)(1)
The court in deciding Bank of Am., N.A. v. Pasqualone, 2013-Ohio-5795 (Ohio Ct. App., Franklin County, 2013) affirmed the decision of the lower court. The court found that the promissory note was a negotiable instrument subject to relevant provisions of … Continue reading
April 18, 2014 in Note ownership litigation | Permalink | No Comments
April 17, 2014
Court Finds that Bank was Entitled to Enforce the Instrument Under R.C. 1303.31
The court in deciding M & T Bank v. Strawn, 2013-Ohio-5845 (Ohio Ct. App., Trumbull County 2013) affirmed the lower court’s decision and found that appellant’s argument was without merit. Appellant framed three issues for this court’s review. First, appellant … Continue reading
April 17, 2014 in Note ownership litigation | Permalink | No Comments
April 16, 2014
Minnesota Court Rejects Tweaked Version of Show-Me-the-Note Claim
The court in deciding Mutua v. Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust Co., 2013 Minn. Dist. 65 (Minn. Dist. Ct. 2013) found that since the defendant had a valid legal title to plaintiffs’ mortgage. Plaintiffs had failed to state a claim against … Continue reading
April 16, 2014 in Note ownership litigation | Permalink | No Comments