from the NapleNews:

“It’s really going to bring the courts to its knees,” Allen said. “The court is going to have to find some creative ways to dispose of these cases.”

In Collier County alone, Stern’s firm had more than 1,700 active cases. In Lee County, there are more than 4,500.

“Lee’s a nightmare, especially when you throw the ‘rocket docket’ in there,” Allen s

Excerpt from letter:

On September 28, October 18, and October 29, 2010, I wrote to you and the other presiding and administrative judges of the Ohio Courts of Common Pleas, noting widespread questions about the accuracy of affidavits filed in foreclosure cases by GMAC Mortgage, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, PNC, Wells Fargo and others. I am writing to update you on developments in this area.

In my last letter, I asked you to send my office affidavits signed by robo-signers as well as any motions you received from foreclosure counsel to submit a new affidavit or ratify a foreclosure judgment. A number of you have done so, and I thank you for helping us keep track of the situation. Our office is deciding whether and how to take action in these individual cases.

Read full letter below:

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Perhaps if the Florida Bar followed each complaint homeowners filed, this would’ve never been been so “intense”.

Fast forward a few months and here we are:

John Hooge Co-Writes Article Surveying MERS Mortgage Loan Cases

Half the residential loans in this country are MERS mortgage loans and are being given increased scrutiny both in bankruptcy cases and foreclosure actions.   John Hooge and Laurie Williams, the Wichita, KS. Chapter 13 Trustee, have co-written an article,  “Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.: A Survey of Cases Discussing MERS’ Authority to Act “.

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