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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

January 31, 2014

Nevada Court Dismisses Show-me-the-Note Action Brought Against Chase and MERS

By Ebube Okoli

The court in Leong v. JPMorgan Chase, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144678 (D. Nev. Oct. 7, 2013) granted defendants’ motion to dismiss. This action arose out of the foreclosure proceedings initiated against the property of pro se Plaintiff Teresa Leong. … Continue reading

Michigan Court Finds Plaintiff’s Argument to Prevent Removal Lacked Merit

By Ebube Okoli

The court in Ordway v. Bank of Am., N.A., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145228 ( E.D. Mich. Oct. 8, 2013) granted defendants’ motion and denied plaintiff’s motion. This was a case challenging foreclosure proceedings. Plaintiff named Bank of America, N.A. … Continue reading

Tennessee Court Finds Allegation of Fraud Was Pled With Sufficient Particularity Pursuant to Tenn. R. Civ. P. 12.03

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding Zhong v. Quality Loan Serv. Corp., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145916 (W.D. Wash. 2013) reversed the lower court’s ruling dismissing the mortgagor’s intentional misrepresentation claim on the pleadings pursuant to Tenn. R. Civ. P. 12.03. Plaintiff … Continue reading

Washington Court Rejects Split-the-Note Theory

By Ebube Okoli

The court in Zhong v. Quality Loan Serv. Corp., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145916 (W.D. Wash. 2013) granted defendant’s motion to dismiss. In her complaint, plaintiff alleged ten causes of action in connection with the initiation of the non-judicial foreclosure … Continue reading

January 29, 2014

Georgia Court Finds Chase Had Authority to Foreclose

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding Ball v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146503 (M.D. Ga. 2013) granted the defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings. Plaintiffs Johnny Frank Ball Jr. and Tempie Ball filed a suit in … Continue reading

Nevada Court Found Plaintiff’s Claim for Quiet Title Failed as a Matter of Law Based on Statute’s Express Language

By Ebube Okoli

The court in dealing with Beverly v. Weaver-Farley, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146150 (D. Nev. 2013) ultimately dismissed the plaintiff’s claims. In her complaint, plaintiff alleged that pursuant to NRS 116.3116(2)(b), Wells Fargo’s first deed of trust was extinguished by … Continue reading