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Daniel G. Szmania v. E-Loan, Inc., et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 16-36055 · judgment February 23, 2018


Certiorari denied · February 19, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

, RULE 14.1(a) Did the UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT (Ninth) error when not enforcing a ruling of the U.S. District Court Western District of Washington at Tacoma, Case No. 3:16-CV-05644-RBL, (District Court) ruled on 11118/16: "This is not a foreclosure case." Dkt 64 page 2 at 14. The Ninth denied the overturning of the illegal foreclosure/trustee sale by Wells Fargo on 10/28/16 that was done without leave of the District Court when the issue of who was the legal beneficiary was still before the District Court. Ignored the material facts that JP Morgan Chase (JPMC) parent company of Bear Stearns, declares they do NOT OWN Plaintiff's loan! (Dkt 66-2 Ex DD specifically page 7 District Court.) See DktEntry 10 pages 4-7, & DktEntry 30. Did the UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT (Ninth) error when it did not Reverse and Remand the Removal to Federal District Court by Wells Fargo (Wells) when Wells was NOT properly served at the time of the Removal to District Court based upon the Ruling of the District Court: 9/8/16 in Dkt 49 page 6 at 22-23, the District Court ruled: "Wells Fargo had not been served when the case was removed and its consent was not required as a matter of law. The Motion to Remand [Dkt. #231 is DENIED." See DktEntry: 10, p. 8 at 1-13. Can a non party remove a case? "Consent. This matter is being removed by Wells Fargo.. "See Dkt 1 p. 3 at 20, . District Court.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Daniel G. Szmania

For respondent
Jennifer Anne Mansfield
Holland & Knight LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 19 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 16 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
  3. Jan 09 2019
    Waiver of right of respondents Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee for Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2007-3, and John G. Stumpf to respond filed.
  4. Sep 27 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 9, 2019)