Jones v. BAC Home Loans

Filing 19

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James H Hancock on 11/1/2013. (JLC)

FILED
2013 Nov-01 AM 11:47
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
ANTOINETTE JONES,

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PLAINTIFF,

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VS.

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BAC HOME LOANS,

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DEFENDANT.

2:12-cv-2595-JHH

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

The court has before it the Motion (Doc. #14) for Summary Judgment of BAC
Home Loans (“Bank of America, N.A.” and incorrectly identified by Plaintiff as
“BANA Home Loans”) filed on August 28, 2013.
Plaintiff Antoinette Jones commenced this action by filing a complaint in this
court on July 31, 2012 alleging: (1) fraud (Count One); (2) breach of contract (Count
Two); (3) slander of title (Count Three); (4) wantonness (Count Four); (5) wrongful
foreclosure (Count Five); (6) RESPA violation (Count Six); (7) unjust enrichment
(Count Seven); (8) Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Count Eight); (9) negligence
per se (Count Nine); (10) negligent hiring/training (Count Ten); (11) breach of
fiduciary duty (Count Eleven); and (12) intentional infliction of emotional distress
(tort of outrage) (Count Twelve). On August 28, 2013, Defendant Bank of America
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filed a brief and evidence1 in support of its motion for summary judgment. (See Docs.
#14, 15, 16). Plaintiff failed to file any brief or evidence in opposition to Defendant’s
Motion (Doc. #14) for Summary Judgment. In accordance with the court's August
29, 2013 order (Doc. #17), the Motion (Doc. #14) for Summary Judgment came under
submission on October 4, 2013.
The court has reviewed the Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. #14), the
brief in support of the Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. #15), and the referenced
portions of the evidentiary material filed in support of the Motion for Summary
Judgment (Doc. #16). The court finds that the statement of facts as set forth on pages
2 through 4 of the brief (Doc. #15) is amply supported by the record evidence.
Therefore, Defendant Bank of America, N.A. has carried its burden of
demonstrating the absence of any material factual dispute and that it is entitled to
judgment as a matter of law as to all claims asserted in the complaint.
A separate order will be entered dismissing all claims.
DONE this the

1st

day of November, 2013.

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Defendant Bank of America filed: (1) the affidavit of Lorena P. Diaz with exhibits
(Exhibit 1); (2) the Chapter 13 Voluntary Petition (Exhibit 2); (3) the Chapter 13 Plan (Exhibit
3); (4) the Confirmation Order (Exhibit 4); (5) the Trustee’s Motion to Dismiss (Exhibit 5); and
(6) the Order Dismissing Case (Exhibit 6).
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