Dean v. Aurora Bank F.S.B. et al

Filing 38

ORDER granting 31 Defendant Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Inc.'s Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs, signed by Judge Ronald B. Leighton.(DN) Modified on 11/17/2011 (DN). (Copy mailed to Dwight Bickel.)

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Hon. Ronald B. Leighton

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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LINDA S. DEAN, an individual,

NO. C11-05339 RBL

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Plaintiff,

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vs.
AURORA BANK F.S.B., a Delaware
Corporation, US BANK N.A., a Minnesota
Corporation, GREENPOINT MORTGAGE
FUNDING, INC., a California Corporation;
RAINIER TITLE, a Washington Corporation;
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC f/k/a GMAC
MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a
Pennsylvania Corporation; MORTGAGE
ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INC., a Delaware Corporation; LSI TITLE
AGENCY, INC., a Washington Corporation;
EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE SERVICES, LLC, a
California Corporation,
Defendants.

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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT
GREENPOINT MORTGAGE
FUNDING, INC.’S MOTION FOR
ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS

THIS MATTER having come before the Court on Defendant GreenPoint Mortgage

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Funding, Inc.’s Motion For Attorney Fees And Costs, and the Court having reviewed the

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materials submitted in support of and in opposition to the Motion, together with the records and

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files herein, including the Declaration of John A. Knox, and the exhibits thereto, and the Court

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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT GREENPOINT MORTGAGE
FUNDING, INC.’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS 1
(C11-05539 RBL)
3140165.4

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC
601 Union Street, Suite 4100
Seattle, Washington 98101-2380
[phone]

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finding that plaintiff brought claims against GreenPoint that were frivolous and advanced

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without reasonable cause, and that plaintiff unreasonably and vexatiously compounded this

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litigation in violation of RCW 4.84.185 and 28 USC § 1927, and that fees and costs should be

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awarded in favor of GreenPoint under RCW 4.84.185, 28 USC § 1927 and the Court’s inherent

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authority, now, therefore, it is hereby

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ORDERED that defendant GreenPoint’s Motion For Attorney Fees And Costs is
GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that attorneys’ fees and costs in the amount of $5,000.00
are awarded against Plaintiff Linda S. Dean and in favor of Defendant GreenPoint Mortgage
Funding, Inc.
The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter judgment consistent with this Order and to
forward this Order to counsel of record.
DATED this 17th day of November, 2011.

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RONALD B. LEIGHTON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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PRESENTED BY:

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s/John A. Knox____________
John A. Knox, WSBA #12707
WILLIAMS, KASTNER & GIBBS PLLC
601 Union Street, Suite 4100
Seattle, WA 98101-2380
P: [phone]
F: [phone]
E: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant GreenPoint Mortgage
Funding, Inc.

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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT GREENPOINT MORTGAGE
FUNDING, INC.’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS 2
(C11-05539 RBL)
3140165.4

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC
601 Union Street, Suite 4100
Seattle, Washington 98101-2380
[phone]