Monday, October 04, 2010

Maine Residents File Class Action Suit In Effort To Hold Lender Accountable For Allegedly "Routinely & Systematically" Using False F'closure Documents

In Biddleford, Maine, the Molleur Law Office announces:
  • Five Maine residents filed a complaint(1) today [Oct 1, 2010] against GMAC Mortgage, LLC ("GMAC") on behalf of themselves and a class of Maine homeowners alleging that the company routinely and systematically files false certifications that it has a right to foreclose on Maine homeowners, and false affidavits when asking courts to enter foreclosure judgments.

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For more, see Molleur Law Files Class Action Complaint Against GMAC.

See also Lexology: Archibald v. GMAC Mortgage, LLC may be start of new class action wave over allegedly defective affidavits (requires subscription; if no subscription, GO HERE, then click appropriate link for the story).

(1) For the GMAC Maine Class Action Lawsuit and related documents, see:

(2) Mr. Cox, an attorney who reportedly has retired from the practice of law but apparently has yet to leave the "playing field" (see Retired Maine Attorney Joins Fight Against Foreclosures; Volunteers Services With Local Legal Aid Program), successfully represented a homeowner facing foreclosure as co-counsel in a case decided by the Maine Supreme Court in August. Based on the facts in that case, the Maine high court found that MERS was not a "mortgagee" within the meaning of the state's foreclosure statute, 14 M.R.S. §§ 6321-6325, and therefore had no standing to institute foreclosure proceedings. See Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. v. Saunders, et al., 2010 ME 79 (August 12, 2010).