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May 23, 2014

Texas Court Dismisses Claims of Texas Debt Collection Act and Texas Property Code Violations

The court in deciding Katz v. JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A., 2013 U.S. Dist., (S.D. Tex. Dec. 18, 2013) granted the motion to dismiss put forth by the defendant. Plaintiff Katz alleged that defendant JP Morgan: (1) violated the Texas … Continue reading →

Supreme Court of New York (Kings County) Denies Summary Judgment Motion on Plaintiff’s Standing To Foreclose

The court in deciding U.S. Bank Natl. Assn. v Steinberg, 42 Misc. 3d 1201(A) (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2013) denied the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in its entirety. The Morgan Stanley Mortgage Trust commenced this foreclosure action against the Steinbergs. … Continue reading →

Illinois Court Rejects “Show Me the Note” Argument

The court in Parkway Bank & Trust Co. v. Korzen, 2013 IL App (1st) 130380 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2013) rejected show-me-the-note argument proffered by the defendant. Defendants claimed that Parkway did not demonstrate proper standing to foreclose because … Continue reading →

May 20, 2014

Connecticut Court Denies Claim Alleging Lack of Standing

The court in deciding Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust Co. v. Speer, 2013 Conn. Super. 2682 (Conn. Super. Ct., 2013) found that the defendant misstated the law in arguing that the plaintiff must hold the assignment of the mortgage before commencing … Continue reading →

S.D.N.Y. Denies Mortgagor Under 11 U.S.C.S. § 1109(b)

The court in deciding In re Residential Capital, LLC, 2013 Bankr. 5316 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y., 2013) denied the mortgagor’s motion for an order declaring that the debtors’ bankruptcy estate owned title to the note, to void a state court title transfer, … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →