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Editor: David Reiss
Brooklyn Law School

April 1, 2014

Appellate Court of Illinois Denies Defendants’ Motion for Presentment and Cause to Vacate Judgment was Misplaced and Had no Legal Significance

By Ebube Okoli

The Appellate Court of Illinois in deciding Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust Co. v. Cole, 2013 IL App (2d) 130450-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2d Dist. 2013) held that the trial court properly confirmed a judicial sale, as the plaintiff had no … Continue reading

Hawaiian Court Finds That Foreclosure was Permissible on 1250 Oceanside

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding In re 1250 Oceanside Partners, (Bankr. D. Haw., 2013) ultimately came to the conclusion that Oceanside was entitled to foreclose. The debtor in possession, 1250 Oceanside (Oceanside), sought to enforce a promissory note and foreclose a … Continue reading

March 28, 2014

Ohio Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of HSBC Bank

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding HSBC Bank USA v. Teagarden, 2013-Ohio-5816 (Ohio Ct. App., Trumbull County, 2013) reversed the ruling for summary judgment in favor of HSBC Bank. Defendants-appellants, [Teagardens], appealed two judgment entries from the lower court, dismissing the Teagardens’ … Continue reading

March 26, 2014

Ohio Court Decided There Was no Basis to Challenge Standing Through a Civ.R. 60(B) Motion

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding Deutsche Bank Nat’l Trust Co. v. Santisi, 2013-Ohio-5848 (Ohio Ct. App., Trumbull County, 2013) ultimately denied the motion to vacate and affirmed the lower court’s decision. Santisi appealed the lower court’s decision and raised the following … Continue reading

March 6, 2014

California Court Denies Dismissal of Wrongful Foreclosure Claim

By Ebube Okoli

The California court in Engler v. ReconTrust Co., 2013 U.S. Dist. 179950 (C.D. Cal. 2013) dismissed all but one of the plaintiff’s complaint. Plaintiff originally filed suit against defendants BAC and MERS on June 6, 2012. On March 1, 2013, … Continue reading

Washington Court Upholds Dismissal of RESPA Claims

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding Bhatti v. Guild Mortg. Co., 2013 U.S. App. 25659 (9th Cir. Wash. 2013) ultimately upheld the lower court’s decision by dismissing the plaintiff’s RESPA claims. Plaintiffs Nusrat Bhatti and Erfan Semuel filed a complaint in Washington … Continue reading

February 20, 2014

Michigan Appeals Court Upholds Summary Judgment and Finds that Bank’s Purchase did not Violate MCL 600.3228

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding Bank of N.Y. Mellon Trust Co. Nat’l Ass’n v. Robinson, 2013 Mich. App. 2170 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013) upheld the lower court’s grant of summary judgment. In this action for possession of a foreclosed property, defendants … Continue reading