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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

November 27, 2013

California Court Dismisses Plaintiffs Suit Brought for Wrongful Foreclosure Defendants Bank of America & Freddie Mac

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding Bergman v. Bank of Am., N.A., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153173 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 23, 2013) dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint. Most of plaintiffs’ claims were based on one of two legal theories. First, the plaintiffs based … Continue reading

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November 19, 2013

California Court Determines Plaintiff’s Claims are Barred by Res Judicata

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding Maxwell v. Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust Co., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155930, 2013 WL 5882457 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 30, 2013) concluded that the plaintiff’s claims were barred by res judicata and therefore granted [with prejudice] the … Continue reading

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Northern District of California Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Claims for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding Murphy v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155923, 2013 WL 5883675 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 29, 2013) dismissed the plaintiff’s action without prejudice. The plaintiff in this case brought this action against defendants [Bank … Continue reading

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November 12, 2013

Wrongful Foreclosure Claim Survives Motion to Dismiss

By David Reiss

Judge Conti (N.D. Cal.) issued an order granting in part and denying in part a motion to dismiss in Subramani v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. et al., No. 13-1605 (Oct. 30, 2013). Plaintiff Subramani received a mortgage loan from Defendant … Continue reading

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Central District of California Court Finds Plaintiff Lacks Standing as There Was No “Injury in Fact”

By Ebube Okoli

The United States District Court for the Central District of California in deciding Ellis v. Bank of Am., N.A., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157173 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 28, 2013) concluded that plaintiff did not have standing to challenge defendants’ initiating … Continue reading

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November 7, 2013 in California | Permalink | No Comments