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March 28, 2013

Tennessee Court of Appeals Dismisses Homeowner Complaint as Unripe

In Mills v. First Horizon Home Loan Corp., No. W-2010-00310-COA-R3-CV, 2010 WL 4629610 (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 16, 2010), the court dismissed the homeowners complaint as unripe for declaratory judgment. It did not find that the mortgage would be unenforceable … Continue reading →

US District Court of Nevada Dismisses Motion of Wrongful Foreclosure, Negligence and Quiet Title

In Vazquez v. Aurora Loan Services, No. 2:08-CV-01800-RCJ-RJJ, 2009 WL 1076807 (D. Nev. 2009), the court granted MERS’ motion to dismiss claims of wrongful foreclosure, negligence and quiet title and found that the land records “sufficiently demonstrate[d] standing by Defendants … Continue reading →

Kansas Bankruptcy Court Finds that Agency Relationship Exists With Use of the Word “Nominee”

Martinez v. MERS, et al., No. 09‐40886, 2011 WL 489905 (Bankr. D. Kan. Feb. 10, 2011), the court held that assignment of the Note and Mortgage to different entities does not render them void because such a split may be … Continue reading →

Indiana Superior Court Upholds MERS’ Right to Assign

The Bank of New York Mellon v. Michael R. Green, Case No. 41D01-0901-MF-00027, Johnston Superior Court (Sept. 20, 2010), held that Bank of New York Mellon‘s mortgage is enforceable and that MERS as the mortgagee, had the right to assign … Continue reading →

March 27, 2013

Georgia Bankruptcy Court Holds that Security Deed Creates an Agency Relationship Between Lender and MERS

In Drake v. Citizens Bank of Effingham, et. al., AP No. 10-4033 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. Feb. 28, 2011), the court held that the security deed granted to MERS satisfied the requirements of Georgia law and the language of the security … Continue reading →

Connecticut Superior Court Recognizes MERS’ Status as Mortgagee and MERS’ Subsequent Assignee

In LaSalle Bank v. Johnson, No. CV‐085016113, 2009 WL 2872844 (Conn. Super. Aug. 10, 2009), the court recognized MERS’ status as mortgagee and MERS’ subsequent assignment of the mortgage. Fremont Investment & Loan loaned Ronald Johnson $192,000.00. To secure a … Continue reading →

March 26, 2013

US District Court for Arizona Rejects Split-Note Theory Claim Made in Multi-District Litigation

In In Re MERS Litigation, 09-2119-JAT (D. Ariz. 2011), the case was a multi-district litigation concerning claims related to the formation and operation of MERS, Inc. and MERSCORP, Inc. The plaintiffs alleged violations of Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) § 33-420; the … Continue reading →