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Allonges should NEVER be used to prove ownership of a mortgage note. (And yet another smack at MERS)

April 28th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Foreclosure

A few months back I started looking closely at an allonge in on of my cases.  A sloppy, unprofessional, illegible mess that the Plaintiff asserted was all they needed to show ownership of a $500,000 asset.
Come on…all you need to show ownership of something worth $500,000 is some sloppy, squiggly line that is facially questionable?  [...]

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When is an “Original” Note Not THE “Original” Note?

April 27th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Foreclosure

When a forged document has been submitted to the court…..have a look at the latest blog posting from our friends and fellow foreclosure fraud fighters at 4closurefraud.com
I hate to keep using inflammatory words to catch attention like “BOMBSHELL” or “SUBSTANTIATED ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD”, but I continue to hear allegations that lenders and attorneys are passing [...]

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A Big Fat Steaming Pile of Bogus Assignments– Look out for HSBC Bank!

April 7th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Foreclosure

I’ve been at this practice of law thing for a very long time now.  One thing that was made very clear to me from the moment I ever thought of stepping foot in the courtroom was that you never…ever lie.  Now that’s not a problem for me or most attorneys because not lying to the [...]

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Foreclosure Fraud Case Law Update- Standing Challenges

April 2nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · Foreclosure

Courts across the country are starting to really beat back the lenders on standing grounds….read on good people.  They’re New York Cases, but the judicial groundswell is bubbling.
Mortgage Foreclosure/Standing   – Plaintiff commenced an action on September 4,
2007  to  foreclose a mortgage  that was assigned  to  it on September 17, 2007 by an
instrument  which  recited  that  [...]

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Judge- Just Who are You Granting Foreclosure To?

March 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Foreclosure

An issue I’ve been fighting in court long before the foreclosure crisis began is the issue of “Capacity”, which in layman’s terms means, tell me who this Plaintiff that is suing my client is so that I can first determine if they have the legal ability to sue my client. Then we’ll get to work [...]

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Another Mindblowing Depostion of a “Super-Robo Signer” From Ice Legal

March 23rd, 2010 · 4 Comments · Foreclosure

In the foreclosure fight, the most aggressive attorneys operating in this state are the members of the Ice Law Firm. The passionate attorneys there, led by Tom Ice brought us the deposition of Angela Nolan where she admitted to signing tens of thousands of documents that she had absolutely no idea what they meant.
Now Ice [...]

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An Amazing Analysis of Affidavits and Assignments

March 17th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Foreclosure

A few days ago I asked for examples of questionable affidavits and assignments.    Attorneys and activists are often screaming about notary and filing fraud, but quantifying the fraud and presenting it is very difficult.
Attached here is an amazing powerpoint presentation that asks some important questions about affidavits and assignments that are of record across the [...]

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Attorney Disciplined For Affidavit Fraud- (Well Sort of Disciplined)

March 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Foreclosure

Attached here is the final disciplinary report of attorney Anthony Woodward who was found guilty of providing false affidavits on behalf of a foreclosure mill.  The penalty is not much of a penalty at all, but the case establishes a precedent that such fraud really is that….it’s fraud and the Bar has an obligation to [...]

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Deposition of a Robo Signer at Chase Home Finance- Foreclosure Fraud on Record

March 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Foreclosure

When speaking in generalities, it’s difficult for folks to understand what lawyer, judges and informed consumers are ranting about when we scream, “THE BANKS, LENDERS AND FORECLOSURE MILLS ARE COMMITTING FRAUD!”
I attach here a deposition transcript of Angela Melissa Nolan, a robo signer at Chase Home Finance.  In the deposition, she describes in detail some [...]

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Warrant Issued For Arrest of Matthew Weidner In a Foreclosure Case

March 5th, 2010 · 13 Comments · Foreclosure

On March 1, 2010 a warrant for my arrest was signed by a Pinellas County Judge.  The warrant was signed based on an affidavit of probable cause that was signed by an officer of the private company that the Pinellas County Sheriff’s office has contracted to process all their probable cause affidavits and arrest warrants.  [...]

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