U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. v. SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC

Filing 52

ORDER Granting 51 Stipulation to Substitute Metlife Home Loans, LLC in place of U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. and to Amend Caption. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 8/7/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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Case 2:16-cv-02604-JCM-PAL Document 51 Filed 07/31/17 Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 WRIGHT, FINLAY & ZAK, LLP Edgar C. Smith, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 05506 Robert A. Riether, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 12076 7785 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89117 (702) 475-7964; Fax: (702) 946-1345 rriether@wrightlegal.net Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter/Cross-Defendant, U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust and MetLife Home Loans, LLC UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 8 9 10 U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Case No.: 2:16-cv-02604-JCM-PAL 11 Plaintiff, 12 13 14 15 16 vs. SFR INVESTMENT POOL 1, LLC; RIO VISTA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; ABSOLUTE COLLECTION SERVICES, LLC; DOE INDIVIDUALS I-X; ROE CORPORATIONS XI-XX, STIPULATION AND ORDER TO SUBSTITUTE METLIFE HOME LOANS, LLC IN PLACE OF U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST AND TO AMEND THE CAPTION 17 18 Defendants. SFR INVESTMENT POOL 1, LLC, 19 Counter/Cross-Claimant, 20 21 22 23 24 vs. U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST; JOSHUA HOWARD, an individual, Counter/Cross-Defendants. 25 26 COMES NOW Plaintiff, Plaintiff/Counter/Cross-Defendant, U.S. Bank Trust, 27 N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust (“U.S. Bank”) and MetLife Home Loans, 28 LLC, Defendant SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC (“SFR”), Defendant Rio Vista Homeowners Page 1 of 5 Case 2:16-cv-02604-JCM-PAL Document 51 Filed 07/31/17 Page 2 of 6 1 2 3 4 Association (“HOA”), and Defendant Absolute Collection Services, LLC (“ACS”), by and through their counsels of record, hereby stipulate and agree as follows: WHEREAS, the above-captioned matter concerns quiet title and declaratory relief claims regarding real property located at 9949 Morpeth Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89178 (the 5 6 “Property”), sold at a homeowner’s association foreclosure sale, which allegedly eliminated the 7 Deed of Trust recorded with the Clark County Recorder’s Office on March 24, 2010, as Book 8 and Instrument Number 20100324-0002461, identifying MetLife Home Loans, a Division of 9 MetLife Bank, N.A. as Lender and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as 10 the Beneficiary acting solely as a nominee for Lender and Lender’s successors and assigns (the 11 12 “Deed of Trust”). 13 WHEREAS an Assignment of Deed of Trust, from MERS to MetLife Home Loans, a 14 division of MetLife Bank, N.A. was recorded with the Clark County Recorder’s Office on 15 January 24, 2011, as Book and Instrument Number 20110124-0000151. 16 WHEREAS a Corporate Assignment of Deed of Trust, from MetLife Home Loans, a 17 18 division of MetLife Bank, N.A. to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (“JPM”) was recorded with the 19 Clark County Recorder’s Office on October 17, 2013, as Book and Instrument Number 20 20131017-0001337. 21 WHEREAS a Nevada Assignment of Deed of Trust, from JPM to Secretary of Housing 22 and Urban Development was recorded with the Clark County Recorder’s Office on August 25, 23 24 2015, as Book and Instrument Number 20150825-0002663. 25 WHEREAS an Assignment of Deed of Trust, from Secretary of Housing and Urban 26 Development to U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust (“U.S. 27 28 Page 2 of 5 Case 2:16-cv-02604-JCM-PAL Document 51 Filed 07/31/17 Page 3 of 6 1 2 Bank”) was recorded with the Clark County Recorder’s Office on August 25, 2015, as Book and Instrument Number 20150825-0002864. 3 4 WHEREAS an Assignment of Deed of Trust, from U.S. Bank to MetLife Home Loans LLC was recorded with the Clark County Recorder’s Office on July 20, 2017, as Book and 5 6 Instrument Number 20170720-0002635. WHEREAS U.S. Bank disclaims any interest in the rights and title to the Deed of Trust 7 8 and Property. 9 10 WHEREAS nothing herein shall be deemed or construed to affect, impair or waive any right, claim or defense of any party to this action, including MetLife Home Loans LLC, or any 11 12 other successor-in-interest. 13 NOW WHEREFORE, based on the foregoing, 14 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED that MetLife Home Loans LLC shall be 15 substituted in place and stead of U.S. Bank in the pending litigation and MetLife Home Loans 16 LLC adopts all pleadings, motion practice and disclosure of documents and witnesses, including 17 18 any expert witness, previously recorded, served and/or filed by U.S. Bank. 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 Page 3 of 5 Case 2:16-cv-02604-JCM-PAL Document 51 Filed 07/31/17 Page 4 of 6 1 IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that the caption shall be amended to 2 substitute MetLife Home Loans LLC in place of U.S. Bank as the named Plaintiff and 3 Counter/Cross-Defendant. 4 IT IS SO STIPULATED: 5 6 7 Dated: July 31, 2017. WRIGHT, FINLAY & ZAK, LLP KIM GILBERT EBRON /s/ Robert A. Riether, Esq. ________ Edgar C. Smith, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 05506 Robert A. Riether, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 12076 7785 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89117 Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter/CrossDefendants, U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust and MetLife Home Loans, LLC /s/ Diana Cline Ebron, Esq. _____________ Diana Cline Ebron, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 10580 7625 Dean Martin Drive, Suite 110 Las Vegas, NV 89139 Attorneys for Defendant/Counter/CrossClaimant, SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC 16 BOYACK ORME & ANTHONY ABSOLUTE COLLECTION SERVICES LLC 17 _**See Attached**________________ Edward D Boyack, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 5229 Kelley K Blanitk, Esq. (of counsel) Nevada Bar No. 12768 7432 W Sahara Ave Las Vegas, NV 89117 Attorneys for Defendant, Rio Vista Homeowners Association /s/ Shane Cox, Esq. _____________ Shane Cox, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 13852 8440 W. Lake Mead Blvd. # 210, Las Vegas, NV 89128 Attorney for Defendant, Absolute Collection Services, LLC 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Case No.: 2:16-cv-02604-JCM-PAL IT IS SO ORDERED 25 26 27 28 Dated this ____ day of ___________________ 2017. ______________________________________ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Page 4 of 5 Case 2:16-cv-02604-JCM-PAL Document 51 Filed 07/31/17 Page 5 of 6 7th August Case 2:16-cv-02604-JCM-PAL Document 51 Filed 07/31/17 Page 6 of 6 1 2 Respectfully submitted by: WRIGHT, FINLAY & ZAK, LLP 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 /s/ Robert A. Riether, Esq. Edgar C. Smith, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 05506 Robert A. Riether, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 12076 7785 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 200 Las Vegas, NV 89117 Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counter/CrossDefendants, U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust and MetLife Home Loans, LLC 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Page 5 of 5

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