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December 9, 2013

North Carolina Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Claims of Fraud Against MERS, Bank of America, & Trustee Services of Carolina

The court in deciding Porterfield v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, Nat’l Ass’n, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152318 (E.D.N.C. 2013) dismissed plaintiff’s claims and granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss. Plaintiff asserted the following claims: (1) wrongful foreclosure; (2) fraud; (3) … Continue reading →

November 22, 2013

Indiana Court of Appeals Holds HSBC Assignment Valid Despite Blank and Undated Allonge

In Buchanan v. HSBC Mortg. Servs., 993 N.E.2d 275, 2013 Ind. App. LEXIS 404, 2013 WL 4507932 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013), the Indiana Court of Appeals held that HSBC had the right to foreclose on the homeowners’ mortgage, dismissing homeowners’ … Continue reading →

United States District Court Grants Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s TILA, RESPA, and GLBA Claims

The court in deciding Hopkins v. Green Tree Servicing, LLC, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155547, 2013 WL 5888086 (D. Md. Oct. 30, 2013) granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s TILA, RESPA, and GLBA claims. Plaintiff referenced three statutes in their … Continue reading →

November 19, 2013

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

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 →

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

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 →

November 14, 2013

Michigan Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s State Law Based Claims of Wrongful Foreclosure

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division after considering the arguments in Ashford v. Bank of Am., N.A., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156159, 2013 WL 5913411 (E.D. Mich. Oct. 31, 2013), dismissed the plaintiff’s … Continue reading →

November 13, 2013

Massachusetts Land Court Finds Defendant Was Not Entitled to Service Member Relief Act

The Massachusetts Land Court in deciding Suntrust Mortg., Inc. v. Forsberg, 2013 Mass. LCR LEXIS 159 (Mass. Land Ct. 2013) found that defendant (Alfred Forsberg) was not entitled to the protection of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ … Continue reading →