Appellants, Juan Jesus Cantu and Maria Yolanda Cantu, complain in this appeal of a November 30, 2009 order granting summary judgment in favor of appellees, Zar-Mat

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Properties, a Texas General Partnership, Jose Ruben Mata, and Zaragosa Hinojosa, Jr. (collectively Zar-Mat), on the Cantus’ claims that Zar-Mat violated the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) by failing to provide them with t... More...   $0 (05-08-2014 - TX)

Kimberly Brooks appeals the trial court’s order confirming that she owed $1,276 in child support arrears and clarifying that she must pay the 50% of the non-mortgage debt that she was ordered to pay in the divorce decree directly to the creditors on a monthly basis. We affirm the trial court’s order. CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGE

In her first issue, Kimberly contends the trial court lacked ju... More...   $0 (05-07-2014 - TX)

Hakimullah Sarpas and Zulmai Nazarzai operated a scheme by which they promised customers they would obtain loan modifications from lenders and prevent foreclosure of the customers’ homes. They operated this scheme through their jointly owned company, Statewide Financial Group, Inc. (SFGI), which did business as US Homeowners Assistance (USHA). Sharon Fasela1 was, among other things, the office m... More...   $0 (05-06-2014 - CA)

This is an appeal from a post-answer default judgment rendered against attorney Bruce B. McLeod III on Alfred Gyr’s claims for deceptive trade practices and breach of fiduciary duty. McLeod raises four issues on appeal challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support the judgment, the trial court’s order denying his motion for new trial, and the trial court’s order reinstating the case... More...   $0 (05-05-2014 - TX)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. A former Wichita, Kan., man was convicted in federal court today of his role in a $2.7 million mortgage fraud scheme.

Terrence Matthew Brown, also known as Terry Brown, 48, of Round Rock, Texas, formerly of Wichita, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud.

Evidence presented during the trial indicated that Brown partici... More...   $0 (05-02-2014 - MO)

Fayetteville, Arkansas - Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced today that Christian Sanchez, 47 of Rogers, Arkansas, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and a $2500 fine for making False Statements to a Financial Institution relating to a mortgage loan application. Sanchez falsified a client’s employme... More...   $0 (04-30-2014 - AR)

Plaintiff and appellant Gregory Saffer worked for Washington Mutual Bank (WaMu) between May 2007 and January 2008. In September 2008, WaMu failed. In short order, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was appointed as receiver for the bank, and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMC) purchased some of WaMu’s assets and liabilities. The FDIC published notices informing creditors that claims ... More...   $0 (04-29-2014 - CA)

SACRAMENTO, CA — Licensed real estate agent Manuel Herrera, 34, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

According to court documents, Herrera served as a loan officer and later a branch manager at Delta Homes and Lending Inc., a real estate and mortgage lending c... More...   $0 (04-28-2014 - CA)

Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C. and Henry Gilbert Ayala appeal the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Natividad A. Soto. We reverse the trial court’s judgment, render judgment that Soto take nothing against Chesapeake, and remand the cause for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

04-12-00860-CV

BACKGROUND

Soto is a seventy-five year-old man who... More...   $0 (04-27-2014 - TX)

JulioMarcos Aguilera appeals from a final judgment of divorce, chiefly complaining about the property division, conservatorship order, and child support. In an opinion dated February 26, 2014, we abated and remanded this appeal to the trial court for the entry of findings pursuant to section 154.130(b) of the Texas Family Code. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 154.130(b) (West 2014). The trial court has... More...   $0 (04-23-2014 - TX)

A former hard money lender who resides in University Place, Washington pleaded guilty Friday to Conspiracy to Submit False Statements in Loan Applications and to Make False Statements to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Submitting False Statements in Loan Applications, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. EMIEL A. KANDI, 37, was indicted last June for a mortgage scheme tha... More...   $0 (04-23-2014 - WA)

Comes now BK, Petitioner, and for her Petition she states as follows:

1. Petitioner and Respondent were lawfully married in *, Missouri, on *,
1987. Their marital relation has existed since that time. The parties have two minor children, to wit:
** born *, 1999; and ** born *, 1993. Petitioner is not pregnant.

2. Petitioner is entitled to dissolution of marriage from Resp... More...   $0 (04-20-2014 - OK)

Appellant Jacqueline Dutra (“Dutra”) appeals a summary final judgment entered in favor of Appellee Dr. Chance Kaplan (“Kaplan”) based upon the trial court’s finding that the statute of limitations on Dutra’s claim, filed in 2009, had expired. We reverse. The limitations period for Dutra’s breach of contract claim began to run in 2009, and not in 2004, as argued by Kaplan. Therefore, ... More...   $0 (04-16-2014 - FL)

A jury found defendant-appellant Felix Daniel (“Daniel”) guilty of one count of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and three counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Daniel filed post-trial motions seeking: (1) a new trial based on the district court’s refusal to instruct the jury that there must be specific unanimity on at least one false representation, and (2) ju... More...   $0 (04-15-2014 - IL)

Plaintiffs, Georgette Kalenian, Ida Reza, Elizabeth Van Item and Alex Tony Insen (Alex), 1 appeal from an order denying their motion to vacate two December 15, 2011 dismissal orders. Plaintiffs filed a Probate Code2 section 17200 petition seeking to replace defendant, George Elias Insen (George),3 as trustee of the Elias George Insen Separate Property Trust and determine the trust’s construction... More...   $0 (04-14-2014 - CA)

This case arises from James Harding’s claims under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42 U.S.C. § 3601, et seq., against Behringer Harvard District Reit, LLC (BHDR), which owns an apartment complex called the District Universal Boulevard Apartments (the District) in Orlando, Florida. Harding alleged that by failing to remedy certain flaws in the design and construction of the District,1 BHDR discrimin... More...   $0 (04-14-2014 - Fl)

This appeal mainly concerns what duties a custodian bank has under New York and Florida law to protect a customer from fraudulent transactions carried out by the customer’s investment advisor. We hold that, under the facts alleged here, the custodian bank breached no duty, contractual or otherwise, by accepting on behalf of its customer securities that later turned out to be fraudulent and listi... More...   $0 (04-14-2014 - FL)

Beneficial Mortgage sued Sarni Dickerson on a foreclosure theory claiming that Dickerson failed to pay sums due on a note secured by a mortgage.

Dickerson counterclaimed on breach of contract and negligence misrepresentation theories claiming that a Beneficial branch manager demanded that she pay $23,000 that was not due on the note. She made the payment but demand was then made that she ... More...   $0 (04-12-2014 - OH)

DALLAS — Plano, Texas, residents, Vathany Teng, 43, and Lina Ma, 55, were sentenced yesterday for their role in a loan fraud scheme they ran from August 2007 to April 2008 that resulted in the total funding of more than $3 million in fraudulent loans, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.

U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey sentenced Teng to 27 month... More...   $0 (04-12-2014 - TX)

In this defamation case, Christopher Comins [“Comins”], appeals a trial court order entering partial final judgment in favor of Appellee/Cross-Appellant, Matthew VanVoorhis [“VanVoorhis”], for Comins’s failure to comply with the presuit notice

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requirement of section 770.01, Florida Statutes (2008). Comins argues that the trial court erred because VanVoorhis is not a “me... More...   $0 (04-11-2014 - FL)

¶1 In this dissolution of marriage proceeding, Respondent/Appellant, Janice Louise Beene (Wife), appeals from the portion of the trial court's decree awarding the real property located in Meeker, Oklahoma, to Petitioner/Appellee, Billy Dale Beene (Husband), as his separate property. We hold the trial court's exclusion of the Meeker property from the marital estate was not an abuse of discretion o... More...   $0 (04-10-2014 - OK)

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Lester Fernandez, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General, Ric Bradshaw, Sheriff, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Thomas Caul, Special Agent in Charge, Social Security Administration (SSA), Office of Inspector General, Atlanta Field Division, Ka... More...   $0 (04-10-2014 - FL)

New York, NY - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that S.A.C. CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.P. (“SAC Capital LP”), S.A.C. CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC (“SAC Capital LLC”), CR INTRINSIC INVESTORS, LLC (“CR Intrinsic”), and SIGMA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (“Sigma Capital”) (collectively, the “SAC Companies”), which are responsible for th... More...   $0 (04-10-2014 - NY)

In four issues, appellant, Mai Thi Tran, challenges the trial court’s granting of summary judgments in favor of appellee, Andy Luu, and the trial court’s denial of her motion for new trial. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On or about April 18, 2006, Luu sold to Tran approximately 47.98 acres of land situated in Robertson County, Texas for $143,940.1 The transaction was finalized on
<... More...   $0 (04-10-2014 - TX)

This intervention action arises out of a former debtor-creditor relationship concerning real property that was damaged by the San Diego County wildfires of 2007. The main action is a master complaint by damaged property owners, including a defaulting borrower, plaintiff, defendant-in-intervention and appellant Paul Thoryk (Appellant), who owned the property at the time of the fires. A year later, ... More...   $0 (04-09-2014 - CA)