Moore et al v. Seterus, Inc. et al

Filing 48

ORDER granting 33 Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 12/16/2016. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment/Chart) (cmj)

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Payment to Suntrust 1 Payment applied on Applied to “Due Date” January 13, 2012 March 8, 2012 May 1, 2011 (doc. 38-18, p. 5) February 27, 2012 March 8, 2012 June 1, 2011 “ March 30, 2012 May 25, 2012 July 2011 (doc. 38-18, p. 4) No April payment May 7, 2012, the account activity statement shows a “Statutory Expense Disbursement” charge against account of $5.59, $206.54 and an “Attorney Advance Disbursement” charge against account of $360.00. (Doc. 38-18, p. 4) Previously on November 22, 2011, the statement showed a $200.00 “Statutory Expense Disbursement” charge against the account and a $180.00 “Attorney Advance Disbursement” charge against the account (Id. p. 5). These appear to be part of the Proof of Claim (see below). May 29, 2012 June 25, 2012 August 2011 (doc. 38-18, p. 4, 9) June 1, 2012 - Seterus acquires account. Proof of claim June 8, 2012 - Suntrust files a Proof of Claim for $11,357.04 for 8 pre-petition past due monthly payments (May 1, 2011 through December 1, 2011) and prepetition expenses of $1,623.81 (late charges $427.19, attorney fees $540.00 ($180.00 + $360.00 = $540.00, doc. 38-13, p. 2), advertisement $206.54, title $200.00, property inspection fees $135.00, escrow shortage $109.49, mail $5.59) + attorney fee for filing the Claim $425.00. Total $13,405.85. June 25, 2012 June 25, 2012 September 2011 (doc. 38-18, p. 9) August 31, 2012 August 31, 2012 October 2011 “ No payments July, August, September 2012 1  Payments for less than the full amount due were deposited into the Moores’ suspense account until there were enough funds available to make a full payment. Also, they frequently paid in even sums, i.e. $1,450.00, $1,500.00, $1,600.00, and the excess between their actual payment due and the payment made was deposited in the suspense account. When a sufficient amount had accrued, the funds in the suspense account were applied to a payment.     Payment to Seterus Payment applied on Applied to “Due Date” October 22, 2012 - Seterus receives $13,405.85 from Bankruptcy Court for Suntrust’s claim, which is applied to 9 past-due payments (doc. 38-7) October 22, 2012 October 23, 20122 November 2011 through July 2012 (doc. 38-18, p. 9) The 9 past-due payments at $1,476.81 each total $13,291.29, and subtracting this sum from $13,405.85 yields a balance of $114.56. Seterus states that the remaining $114.56 “was held in suspense until a full Periodic Payment could be made” (Doc. 40, p. 4, n. 3). October 31, 2012 October 31, 2012 August 2012 (doc. 38-18, p. 9) October 31, 2012 October 31, 2012 September 2012 “ No payment November 2012 through January 2013 February 26, 2013 February 26, 2013 October 2012 “ February 26, 2013 February 26, 2013 November 2012 “ February 26, 2013 February 26, 2013 December 2012 “ April 1, 2013 April 1, 2013 January 2013 “ April 10, 2013 April 10, 2013 February 2013 “ April 10, 2013 April 10, 2013 March 2013 “ No March payment 2013 On April 15, 2013, the Moores paid $726.00 for legal fees and costs for the Defendants’ Motion for Relief from Automatic Stay (doc. 38-11, Order). The Activity Statement shows the $726.00 as a suspense deposit (doc. 38-18, p. 9). April 29, 2013 April 29, 2013 April 2013 (doc. 38-18, p. 9) June 6, 2013 June 6, 2013 May 2013 “ July 19, 2013 July 19, 2013 June 2013 “ No payment May 2013 2    Payments from the suspense account (doc. 38-18, p. 9), not a direct payment from the Moores.     2 Payment to Seterus Payment applied on Applied to “Due Date” September 12, 2013 September 12, 2013 July 2013 (doc. 38-18, p. 9) October 15, 2013 October 15, 2013 August 2013 “ December 31, 2013 December 31, 2013 September 2013 “ January 31, 2014 January 31, 2014 October 2013 “ February 28, 2014 February 28, 2014 November 2013 “ March 31, 2014 March 31, 2014 December 2013 “ April 30, 2014 April 30, 2014 January 2014 “ June 2, 2014 June 2, 2014 February 2014 “ July 7, 2014 July 7, 20143 March 2014 “ July 7, 2014 July 7, 2014 April 2014 “ July 31, 2014 July 31, 2014 May 2014 “ September 10, 2014 June 2014 “ November 6, 2014 July 2014 (doc. 38-18, p. 10) No payment August 2013 No payment November 2013 No payment May 2014 No payment August 2014 September 10, 2014 No payment October 2014 November 6, 2014 No payment December 2014 3  Payment from the suspense account, not a direct payment from the Moores. This payment appears to include the $726.00 paid by the Moores pursuant to the Bankruptcy Court Order (doc. 38-18, p. 9).   3 Payment to Seterus Payment applied on Applied to “Due Date” January 30, 2015 January 30, 2015 August 2014 (doc. 38-18, p. 10) February 27, 2015 February 27, 2015 September 2014 “ March 2015, the Moores bankruptcy is dismissed. No payment March and April 2015 May 7, 2015 ($14,331.71) May 8, 2015 October 2014 through June 2015 (doc. 38-18, p. 11-12) The balance remaining, after application of $14,331,71 to nine monthly payments ($13,291.29), was $1,040.42. That sum plus $126.69 from the suspense account were applied to late charges $1,167.11 (doc. 38-18, p. 11). June 24, 2015, $6,256.06 was refunded from the escrow account (doc. 1, complaint, doc. 3818, p. 11), Seterus explains that an escrow analysis reduced the monthly payment to $1,307.52 and a surplus of escrow was refunded (doc. 38-18, p. 2). No payment June 2015 July 31, 2015 August 3, 2015 July 2015 (doc. 38-18, p. 11) August 6, 2015, Seterus responds to the Moores’ QWR/NSE (doc. 38-18) No payment August and September 2015 October 7, 2015 October 8, 2015 August 2015 (doc. 38-6, p.4) October 13, 2015 October 14, 2015 September 2015 (doc. 38-6, p. 4) October 21, 2015 October 22, 2015 October 2015 “ No payment for November 2015 through January 2016. February 29, 2016 March 7, 2016 4 November 2015 (doc. 38-6, p. 3)

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