Bank of Am. v. Kuchta, 2012-Ohio-5562
Dec 03, 2012OUTCOME: judgment reversed
Homeowners appealed the denial of their 60(B) motion to vacate the judgment of foreclosure
Beachwood, OH
Foreclosure Lawyer at Beachwood, OH
Practice Areas: Foreclosure, Appeals ... +3 more
OUTCOME: judgment reversed
Homeowners appealed the denial of their 60(B) motion to vacate the judgment of foreclosure
OUTCOME: Foreclosure dismissed
Negotiated for loan modification.
OUTCOME: foreclosure dismissed
Filed a motion to dismiss the foreclosure complaint, loan modification offered and accepted
OUTCOME: Loan modification, foreclosure dismissed
Negotiated for modification.
OUTCOME: Motion to dismiss foreclosure complaint granted
Answer deadline had already passed when client hired me. I filed a motion to dismiss and appeared at the default judgment hearing to orally argue the motion. Default judgment avoided and after a reply ... brief in support of my motion to dismiss, the court granted my motion with the following journal entry: DEFENDANT(S) JEREMIAH J LUMPKIN AND MOZEAL M LUMPKINS' 12(B)(1) MOTION TO DISMISS IS GRANTED. PURSUANT TO FED. HOME LOAN MTGE. CORP. V. SCHWARTZWALD, ET AL. SLIP OPINION NO. 2012-OHIO-5017 STANDING IS REQUIRED TO INVOKE THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMON PLEAS COURT AND IS DETERMINED AS OF THE FILING OF THE CASE. ALTHOUGH PLAINTIFF ATTACHED AN ASSIGNMENT OF THE PROMISSORY NOTE AND MORTGAGE AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE COMPLAINT, THE ASSIGNMENT IS INVALID ON ITS FACE. THE ASSIGNMENT WAS EXECUTED IN THE PRESENCE OF A NOTARY PUBLIC ON MARCH 7, 2005. HOWEVER, PLAINTIFF DID NOT EXIST AS A LEGAL ENTITY UNTIL FIVE MONTHS LATER ON AUGUST 1, 2005. PLAINTIFF IS A TRUSTEE UNDER A SECURITIZATION SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 1, 2005. AS PLAINTIFF CANNOT DEMONSTRATE THAT IT HELD THE NOTE AND MORTGAGE AT THE TIME THE CASE WAS FILED, PLAINTIFF FAILED TO ESTABLISH AN INTEREST IN THE NOTE AND MORTGAGE AT THE TIME IT FILED SUIT. THUS, PLAINTIFF IS NOT THE REAL PARTY IN INTEREST AND HAS NO STANDING TO INVOKE THE JURISDICTION OF THIS COURT. THE CASE IS DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. FINAL. COURT COST ASSESSED TO THE PLAINTIFF(S). NOTICE ISSUED
OUTCOME: house withdrawn from sale, loan modification, judgment vacated, foreclosure dismissed
Filed a motion to vacate on behalf of the Defendant days before the sheriff’s sale. Judge withdrew home from sale. Negotated a loan modification that client accepted. Judgment vacated and case dismisse ... d.
OUTCOME: Loan modification, foreclosure dismissed.
After motion to dismiss the foreclosure filed clients were offered a loan modification.
OUTCOME: Foreclosure dismissed, counterclaims settled, release of mortgage
Filed counterclaims in the foreclosure of a securitized loan
OUTCOME: Settlement
Consumer class action filed against a law firm that handled loan modifications
OUTCOME: Voluntary dismissal by Plaintiff in exchange for homeowner voluntarily dismissing her counterclaims
Hired after default judgment filed. Filed answer and counterclaims and motion to dismiss. Trial date approaching.