JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Winget et al

Filing 1135

ORDER DISCHARGING SPECIAL MASTER AND APPOINTING SUCCESSOR SPECIAL MASTER Signed by District Judge David M. Lawson. (TTho)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
ALTER DOMUS, LLC,
Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant,
v.

Case Number 08-13845
Honorable David M. Lawson

LARRY J. WINGET and the LARRY J.
WINGET LIVING TRUST,
Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs.
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ORDER DISCHARGING SPECIAL MASTER AND
APPOINTING SUCCESSOR SPECIAL MASTER
On December 3, 2018, the Honorable Avern Cohn appointed attorney Earle I. Erman,
Esquire, to serve as a Special Master under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53(c) and (d) to assist
the Court in addressing post-judgment collection matters in this case. See ECF No. 890. Mr.
Erman has served with distinction, and he has discharged his responsibilities on all pending
matters. However, in its January 5, 2021 order adopting Mr. Erman’s report, the Court ordered a
judicial sale of certain assets to satisfy the outstanding judgment and contemplated that the Special
Master would oversee the sales process. ECF No. 986, PageID.31896-97. Mr. Erman has
informed the Court that he is retiring from the practice of law on April 17, 2024. Although no
asset sale has taken place, a sale is contemplated after the parties have exhausted their rights in a
pending appeal. Therefore, the Court will appoint a successor Special Master to serve in the event
further assistance is needed.
Mr. Erman’s law partner, Julie B. Teicher, Esquire, is well qualified to serve in that role.
The parties may file objections to the order appointing the successor Special Master within
fourteen days of entry of this order.

The successor Special Master’s contact information is:
Julie B. Teicher, Esquire
Madden Hauser Roth & Heller P.C.
28400 Northwestern Highway, Suite 200
Southfield, Michigan 48034
248-351-7059
[e-mail]
Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the appointment of Earle I. Erman, Esquire, as Special
Master is TERMINATED, and he is DISCHARGED from any further responsibility to the Court
and the parties in this case.
It is further ORDERED that Julie B. Teicher, Esquire is appointed successor Special
Master under the same terms and conditions as outlined in the initial order of appointment (ECF
No. 986).
It is further ORDERED that objections to this order, if any, must be filed on or before
April 11, 2024.
s/David M. Lawson
DAVID M. LAWSON
United States District Judge
Dated: March 28, 2024

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