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December 4, 2013

Tennessee Court Grants Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment as Wells Fargo Had Ownership Interest in the Note & Deed

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding McKee v. Am. Brokers Conduit, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152657 (W.D. Tenn. 2013) granted Wells Fargo’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs claimed that (1) Wells Fargo didn’t have lawful ownership or a security interest in the … Continue reading

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December 4, 2013 in Equity | Permalink | No Comments

Michigan Court Finds Plaintiff’s Claim that Foreclosure Proceedings Violated Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 600.3204(1) and (3) Unpersuasive

By Ebube Okoli

The court in deciding Anderson v. Bank of Am., N.A., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152765 (E.D. Mich. Oct. 24, 2013) dismissed plaintiff’s claims that foreclosure violated Michigan state law. Plaintiff sought a declaratory judgment that foreclosure proceedings violated Mich. Comp. … Continue reading

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December 4, 2013 in Equity | Permalink | No Comments

November 22, 2013

United States District Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Intentional Misrepresentation and Negligent Misrepresentation Claims

By Ebube Okoli

The court in Hoffman v. Goldman, Sachs & Co., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155092, 2013 WL 5797623 (D. Nev. Oct. 28, 2013) dismissed both of the plaintiff’s intentional misrepresentation and negligent misrepresentation claims. Plaintiffs asserted two claims in their complaint: … Continue reading

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November 22, 2013 in Equity | Permalink | No Comments

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

By Ebube Okoli

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

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November 22, 2013 in Equity | Permalink | No Comments

November 7, 2013

Central District of California Court Finds Plaintiff Lacks Standing as There Was No “Injury in Fact”

By Ebube Okoli

The United States District Court for the Central District of California in deciding Ellis v. Bank of Am., N.A., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157173 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 28, 2013) concluded that plaintiff did not have standing to challenge defendants’ initiating … Continue reading

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November 7, 2013 in Equity | Permalink | No Comments

October 27, 2013

California Northern District Court Dismissed Plaintiff’s Claims Due to Flawed Reliance on Non-California Law

By Ebube Okoli

The California Northern District Court in deciding Newbeck v. Washington Mutual Bank, et al., No. C 09-1599 CW (N.D. Cal., 2010), dismissed the plaintiff’s claims. In reaching this conclusion, the California Northern District Court noted that plaintiff‘s reliance on non-California … Continue reading

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October 27, 2013 in Equity | Permalink | No Comments

Eastern District of California Dismisses Plaintiff’s Wrongful Foreclosure Claims Due to Plaintiffs’ Lack of Tender

By Ebube Okoli

The United States District Court, Eastern District of California in deciding the case of Small v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., et al., No. 2:09-CV-0458 (E. D. Cal., 2010), concluded that dismissing the plaintiff’s wrongful foreclosure claims due to lack … Continue reading

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October 27, 2013 in Equity | Permalink | No Comments