The plaintiff in this action invested in a Delaware limited liability company
(―LLC‖) whose business was providing non-legal administrative services to law firms
and their mortgage lender clients in connection with mortgage foreclosures. That
business was created by the principal defendants: five individuals who practiced law in
Colorado and Arkansas. Seeking to monetize their ... More...   $0 (06-23-2015 - DE)

Defendants Michael Jacoby, Derek Zar, and Susanne Zar appeal convictions
and sentences arising from their participation in a mortgage fraud scheme. The
government tried the defendants together, but each defendant separately appealed and
filed separate briefs. Because the defendants assert both joint and individual
challenges to their convictions and sentences, we permitted the gove... More...   $0 (06-23-2015 - CO)

The defendants in this case—George Cavallo, his wife Paula Hornberger,
and Joel Streinz—were players in one of the most long-lasting mortgage fraud
conspiracies in the history of central Florida. From approximately October 1997
through March 2008, these three defendants, along with about a dozen other
people, conspired to solicit and assist friends, family members, and business... More...   $0 (06-22-2015 - FL)

Plaintiffs and appellants Miriam Navarrete and her minor children Bryan,
Stephanie, and Steven Navarette (collectively Navarrete) appeal from a summary
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judgment in favor of defendant and respondent Hayley Meyer on plaintiffs' claims for
violation of Vehicle Code section 21701 and civil conspiracy arising from allegations that
Meyer, a passenger in a vehicle, told the driver ... More...   $0 (06-22-2015 - CA)

BOISE, ID - Helen Herold-Roden, 49, of Boise, Idaho, pleaded guilty to embezzlement and theft of labor union assets. Herold-Roden pleaded guilty pre-indictment to a one-count criminal information filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
According to the plea agreement, from 2002, until July 2014, Herold-Roden was the secretary-treasurer of the Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local Union ... More...   $0 (06-18-2015 - ID)

Tulsa, OK - In re the Marriage of: TLM and JWM - (Family and Domestic: DIVORCE WITH MINOR CHILDREN)

PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
COMES NOW the Petitioner, TLM, for cause of action against the Respondent, JWM, alleges and states that:
1. Residency. Petitioner is now and has been for more than six (6) months preceding the filing of the Petition herein an actual resident, in ... More...   $0 (06-16-2015 - OK)

POCATELLO, ID - Michael Justin Hoopes, 41, of Rexburg, Idaho, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, including 200 hours of community service, for wire fraud and monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Hoopes to pay $620,00... More...   $0 (06-16-2015 - ID)

In this forcible detainer action, Rehema Olufemi-Jones1 appeals the trial court’s judgment awarding possession of certain real property to Appellees Van Le and Mai Ngo. In two issues, Olufemi-Jones asserts the trial court erred because the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction. We affirm the trial court’s judgment. We issue this memorandum opinion because all issues are well settled i... More...   $0 (06-15-2015 - TX)

Appellant Sunset Hills Homeowners Association, Inc. challenges the trial court’s default judgment awarding it damages, attorney’s fees, and costs in its suit against Appellee Frank Carroll to collect unpaid assessments. In its sole
1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
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issue, Sunset Hills contends the trial court erred by refusing to include in the default judgment an order authorizing Suns... More...   $0 (06-11-2015 - TX)

[¶1] Marlin and Tanya Sabinash appealed from a corrected judgment quieting title to real property located in Stutsman County to Dana Baker. Because the district court erred as a matter of law in determining the county tax lien was superior to the interest held by the State through a Bank of North Dakota mortgage on the property, we reverse and remand for entry of judgment quieting title to the pr... More...   $0 (06-11-2015 - ND)

COEUR D'ALENE - Sally R. Hansen, 39, the former Athol City Clerk, was sentenced to 48 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for embezzlement, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Hansen to pay a special assessment in the amount of $15,000, and to pay $434,112 in restitution to the City of Athol. Hansen pleaded gui... More...   $0 (06-09-2015 - ID)

RIVERSIDE, CA – A federal jury convicted three defendants who worked at a Rancho Cucamonga business that offered bogus loan modification programs to thousands of financially distressed homeowners who lost more than $7 million when they paid for services, including loan modifications, that were never provided.

The three Southland residents found guilty today of federal fraud charges were... More...   $0 (06-09-2015 - CA)

After they lost their home to foreclosure, appellants William A. Kutner and Tara G. Kutner sued appellees Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Mortgage Electronic
1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
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Registration Systems, Inc.2 for filing a fraudulent lien instrument, violating the
Texas Debt Collection Act and the property code, and breaching a contract.
They also sought injunctive relief.
... More...   $0 (06-04-2015 - TX)

Thomas Merry appeals the dismissal of a declaratory judgment action in which he sought to establish the priority of his deed oftrust on a residential property after a trustee, claiming to act on behalf of Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, commenced nonjudicial foreclosure. Relying on Rain v. Metropolitan Mortgage Group, 175 Wn.2d 83, 93, 285 P.3d 34 (2012), Mr. Merry contends that Nationstar had no enforc... More...   $0 (06-04-2015 - WA)

Appellant Israel Gonzalez brought suit against appellees McKinney Dodge, Inc. and Gus Rodriguez, alleging he was wrongfully terminated from his employment in retaliation for filing a worker’s compensation claim, in violation of Texas Labor Code Sections 451.001 and 451.002. Appellees filed a motion for traditional summary judgment asserting, among other grounds, that the retaliatory discharge st... More...   $0 (06-01-2015 - TX)

Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) contracted with Levy Premium Foods to manage the food and beverage services at several entertainment venues located in southern California. Levy contracted with Canvas Corporation to provide laborers who sold food and beverages at AEG venues. In 2013, several vendors filed a wage and hour class action against AEG, Levy and Canvas for failure to pay minimum wage a... More...   $0 (06-01-2015 - CA)

HONOLULU, HI - Following a 25-day trial spanning over seven weeks, a federal jury found George Lindell, 67, and Holly Hoaeae, 40, both formerly of Maui, guilty of eight mail fraud and two wire fraud charges in connection with their operation of a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme associated with their mortgage and insurance business on Maui. Lindell was also convicted of four counts of money laund... More...   $0 (05-28-2015 - HI)

¶1 On March 21, 2014, a Criminal Information was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, against the Respondent, Larry Douglas Friesen (Respondent), an attorney and member of the Oklahoma Bar Association.1 The Criminal information accused the Respondent of willfully failing to pay income and FICA taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Respondent w... More...   $0 (05-26-2015 - OK)

Tulsa, OK - ALW Family Trust sued JLH Family Trust seeking judicial dissolutions, The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties to this litigation are not available.

Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
04-02-2014 TEXT

Civil Misc. Initial Filing.
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04-02-2014 OTHER

PETITION FOR JUDICIAL DISSOLUTIONS

04-02-... More...   $0 (05-22-2015 - OK)

This appeal arises from a dispute over roof-repair work performed through
the City of Houston’s emergency home-repair program. An organization working
1 We withdraw our previous memorandum opinion of March 31, 2015, and
issue this substitute memorandum opinion.
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through this program contracted with a roofer to repair a homeowner’s roof. The
homeowner was unhappy with t... More...   $0 (05-21-2015 - TX)

New Orleans, LA - Richard Zanco, age 44, of Slidell, was sentenced after previously pleading guilty to money laundering. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan sentenced ZANCO to thirty months imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release.

According to court documents, in about May 2012, ZANCO learned that someone had opened a brokerage account in his name and used that accou... More...   $0 (05-20-2015 - LA)

PHOENIX, AZ – Paxton Jeffrey Anderson, 44, of Montevideo, Minn., and Joseph John Plany, 42, of Hutto, Texas, were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Susan R. Bolton to eight years and four years in prison, respectively, and ordered to pay $3,270,425 in restitution. Anderson and Planey were convicted of multiple counts of bank fraud in June, 2014, after a three-week jury trial.

... More...   $0 (05-19-2015 - AZ)

Atlanta, GA - A Georgia real estate investor pleaded guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced.

Felony charges against Eric Hulsman were filed on March 27, 2015, in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta. According to court documents, fro... More...   $0 (05-19-2015 - GA)

Kari Johnson filed a petition for further review of the Nebraska Court of Appeals’ decision which affirmed in part
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and reversed in part the order of the district court for Douglas County which modified his child support obligation. We conclude that (1) the Court of Appeals correctly determined that the district court erred when it impu... More...   $0 (05-15-2015 - NE)

LAS VEGAS, NV – A Utah man who owned a title and escrow company that operated in Nevada, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for embezzling almost $4 million from company escrow accounts for his own personal use, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada.

Christopher L. Durling, 49, of Sandy, Utah, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, before Senior U.S. Dist... More...   $0 (05-15-2015 - NV)