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Lending breach, re-fi foreclosure

February 27, 2021 By lilly

LENDING BREACH claims relating to re-fi foreclosure properly rejected on summary judgment… Allison affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Darrel Worm, Mark Etchart

Foreclosure, lake house treated as abandoned

March 21, 2020 By lilly

FORECLOSURE: Verdict affirmed that loan servicer on million-dollar lake house that it treated as abandoned breached deed of trust but owner suffered no damages… Ulbricht affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Chandler Thompson, Mark Etchart, Morgan Weber, Sean Frampton

Foreclosure, remand from law of case Opinion

February 1, 2020 By lilly

FORECLOSURE: Rule 60 motion for relief from judgment properly denied, summary judgment for Lenders properly granted, on remand from law of case Opinion… Wilson affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Evan Danno, Mark Etchart

Foreclosure, alleged Fannie Mae bid rigging challenge

May 18, 2019 By lilly

FORECLOSURE: Challenge by lessee to Fannie Mae’s interest in property via alleged bid rigging properly dismissed as moot after it sold the property to a 3rd-party and lessee effectively obtained relief requested by not vacating, voluntary cessation exception to mootness doctrine inapplicable… leave to amend counterclaim to add quiet title for a complete ownership interest and several defendants including the 3rd-party purchaser properly denied… Newman affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Adam Owens, Gregory Costanza, Mark Etchart

Foreclosure, no legal duty by bank to homeowner

April 20, 2019 By lilly

FORECLOSURE: Bank owed no cognizable legal duty to homeowner… MCPA claims time-barred or not unfair/deceptive… Lovell affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Brian Miller, James McGarry, Mark Etchart, Scott Peterson

Default judgment, bank/Trustee, underground tank leak

January 5, 2019 By lilly

DEFAULT JUDGMENT against Trustee/Seller bank as to underground tank leak contamination liability and fees/costs to ranch Buyers under buy-sell set aside. . . motion to hold bank in contempt for failing to comply with default judgment denied. . . bank’s motion to file answer out of time granted. . . Best. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Mark Etchart, Michael Rausch, Palmer Hoovestal, Paul Nicol

Foreclosure negligence, CPA, pass-through certificate

June 9, 2018 By lilly

FORECLOSURE: Negligence/CPA claims properly dismissed, pass-through certificate assignment declaratory judgment request properly disposed of by judgment on pleadings. . . Molloy affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Brian Miller, Mark Etchart, Matthew Fitzgerald, Michael Hofmann, Paul Lopach

Foreclosure, deed of trust statute of limitations

May 26, 2018 By lilly

FORECLOSURE: Enforcement of deed of trust not time-barred, but breach of contract/covenant, FDCPA, CPA claims improperly dismissed pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6). . . NIED/IIED claims properly dismissed. . . Wilson affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Evan Danno, Mark Etchart

Lending breach, 12(b)(6) v. summary judgment

December 23, 2017 By lilly

LENDING BREACH claims properly dismissed under 12(b)(6)… supplemental affidavit did not require conversion to summary judgment… Ortley affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Mark Etchart, Paul Sandry

Foreclosure, 2005 interspousal deed

February 25, 2017 By lilly

FORECLOSURE: Widow’s pro se challenge of foreclosure based on alleged irregularities underlying 2005 note in husband’s name rejected as time-barred despite 2013 DOJ letter alerting borrowers to interspousal transfer deed practice… Haynes affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Brian Miller, Mark Etchart

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