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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

February 18, 2014

Kansas Court of Appeals Finds Note Splitting Argument Lacked Merit

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Richards, 2013 Kan. App. 1160 (Kan. Ct. App. 2013) ultimately upheld the lower court’s decision. The plaintiff [Chester E. Richards, Jr.], appealed the lower court’s decision which granted summary judgment to … Continue reading

February 7, 2014

California Court Upholds Summary Judgment Against Plaintiff, Dismissing California Uniform Commercial Code section 9313 Violations

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding Wolford v. Am. Home Mortg. Servicing, 2013 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7307 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. 2013) ultimately granted summary judgment in favor of defendants. AHMSI and Wells Fargo met their threshold burden to show they … Continue reading

Missouri Court Dismisses Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Home Ownership Equity Protection Act Violation Claims Brought Against Nationstar Mortgage, LLC and MERS

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding White v. CTX Mortg., LLC, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146589 (W.D. Mo. 2013) ultimately granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss. The plaintiff’s complaint asserted that the chain of title had been broken. Consequently, “title was not … Continue reading

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

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

January 27, 2014

Federal Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Holds that Successor Note Holder had Proper Authority to Initiate Foreclosure Under Texas State Law

By Karume James

Federal Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Holds that Successor Note Holder had Proper Authority to Initiate Foreclosure Under Texas State Law In Hall v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P., the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth … Continue reading

January 21, 2014

Ohio Court of Appeals Holds that Countrywide Home Loans has Standing to Bring a Foreclosure Action

By Karume James

On October 25, 2013, the Ohio Court of Appeals in Countrywide Home Loans v. Montgomery held that the Plaintiff had standing to initiate a foreclosure action since it was the party in interest at the time the suit was commenced. … Continue reading