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Doing My Part to Help Get Those 62% of Foreclosure Cases Dismissed!

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Foreclosure

We all need to be doing our part to help our courts fulfill  the directives to get this foreclosure docket moving and get 62% of the cases concluded.  The problem we have right now is all of the attention seems to be focused on reaching that 62% goal by granting Summary Judgment.  Given the current [...]

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The South Florida Press Reports on Foreclosure Fraud Fighters!

September 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Foreclosure, Mortgage News

Local, regional and now national press continue to report on the tragedies that play out in foreclosure courtrooms every day.  No two people have done more to generate press interest and the interest of investigators and lawmakers.
Please read the article that appears here.
If we are able to pull our courtrooms and the principles of [...]

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The Florida Bar Weighs in On Foreclosures and Senior Judges

September 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Foreclosure

My concerns about the foreclosure crisis extend far beyond what is happening to homeowners in foreclosure.  The larger and far more troubling issues of concern I have is how the Legislature (pushed by business interests) is in turn bullying and pushing the judicial branch to solve the problem they’ve created.  Heretofore, no one seems particularly [...]

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THE $49,000 ORDER IMPOSING SANCTION ON FORECLOSURE MILL

September 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Foreclosure

I am going to post more on this later and include some additional information that illustrates how these guys still do not get it, but for now, I wanted to make sure that every one of you had this Order right away.
ORDER+HSBC+v+ANTONIO+DEFREITAS

I cannot count the number of times I’ve shown up for hearings only to [...]

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THIS MAKES ME SO ANGRY I CAN’T STAND IT- Transcript that details a “Rocket Docket” (Foreclosure Gas Chamber)

September 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Foreclosure

For those of you, especially those in the press, that have been asking what a Rocket Docket is and what the problems with the Rocket Docket are, I want you to read the attached transcript which was just released from a “hearing” held in Palm Beach County.
The transcript lays out the problem- a huge foreclosure [...]

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News Coverage of the fine of Smith Hiatt & Diaz

August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Foreclosure

The Sarasota Tribune has always done an excellent job of covering the foreclosure catastrophe that has infected our courtrooms.  I attended yesterday’s 2 hour long hearing when Judge Dunnigan handed down the $49,000 penalty and will publish the transcript and Order as soon as they are completed.
More than anything, it’s good to see a judge [...]

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Lender Break Ins

August 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Foreclosure, Laws, Mortgage News

Attached is a lawsuit that I filed last week, along with police reports that detail the facts of thugs breaking into my client’s home and terrorizing two tourists who were visiting our country from Canada.

Pay particular attention to the findings of fact contained within the police report and the facts the Sheriff’s office uncovers during [...]

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Foreclosure Defense 101- My Friday Afternoon Gift to All of You!

August 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Foreclosure

Attached in this post is 84 pages of material that can form the basis for powerful defense in your foreclosure case.  Good thing it’s posted on the weekend so everyone can spend the weekend reading and absorbing the material.
The package was prepared by my friend and Fellow Foreclosure Fighter Ryan Curtis.  For those of  you [...]

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NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL PICKS UP ON THE AFFIDAVIT ABSURDITY IN FLORIDA COURTS

August 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Foreclosure, Mortgage News

The national media is now picking up on a major issue in foreclosure cases that we’ve been raising in this office for months now….the fact that most foreclosure judgments entered in this state are entered with no admissible evidence whatsoever.  Think about that.  The Florida Supreme Court estimates that there are over 500,000 foreclosure cases [...]

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HOT OFF!!!- THE PRESS PICKS UP ON THE FLAWED FORECLOSURE PROCESS

August 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Foreclosure, Mortgage News

The press continues to serve their vital function of reporting on the flawed foreclosure process that has infected our courthouses.
We all need to do our jobs and continue to fight these abuses, continue to educate our elected and senior judges and work with the press to make sure the tragic story that is foreclosure is [...]

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