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OPPOSITION TO DEMMURER
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
CIVIL DIVISION
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Plaintiff,
vs.
DBNTC DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY’S TRUSTEE FOR HARBORVIEW MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES 2007-7 AND WESTERN PROGRESSIVE LLC ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RIGHT, TITLE ,ESTATE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFFS TITLE OR ANY CLOUD ON PLAINTIFFS TITLE THERETO; AND JOHN DOES 1-20 INCLUSIVE
Defendant
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
1 ) respectfully submits this Memorandum of Points and Authorities in opposition to
Deutsche Bank National Trust Corporation (DBNTC) and Western Progressive llc (Western)
collectively known as (defendants) demurrer to his Complaint. Plaintiff opposes Defendant’s
Demurrer on the ground it fails to raise any legal and reasonable factual basis opposing the
allegations of the complaint’ and is insufficient to support a cause of action on any available
legal theory (specifically Pled or not), the demurrer is without merit and must be denied, as set
forth more fully below. This case presents a classic example of the long-standing rule that. "in
passing upon the question of the sufficiency or insufficiency of a complaint to state a cause of
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action, it is wholly beyond the scope of the inquiry to ascertain whether the facts stated are true
or untrue" as "[t]hat is always the ultimate question to be determined by the evidence upon a trial
of the questions of fact.." (Colm v. Francis (1916) 30 Cal.App. 742, 752.)
2 The content of the March 29, 2012 Complaint speaks for itself. The Defendant continues
to look right at the paragraphs of the document that contain the elements required by law for
each cause of action and to falsely state that the required allegations are not there. Plaintiff relies
upon the Court to read the Complaint and comprehend it independently of the Defendant’s
misrepresentations.
3 Plaintiff alleges the Defendants have filed the original Deed of trust that names other parties,
a defective substitution of trustee, and a notice of default and are trying to finesse the court with
the appearance of proper documentation.
Plaintiff serves upon defendants and their attorneys of record his objection to the defendants
request for judicial notice of the (Exhibit 1 -4 of the Defendants Demurrer). While the official
acts of the recorders office of Santa Clara County, California may be the subject to Judicial
Notice, defendants recording of such acts and the rationale that they proffer in that regard renders
these defective documents inappropriate for judicial notice. There is no foundation as to the
qualifications of the persons making the compilation of the record, and the accuracy of the record
is the subject of plaintiff’s complaint. Without more these are just records of acts from which
nothing can be appropriately deduced, and they appear to be unauthenticated. When the
exhibits presented are contradicted by the allegations the content of the exhibits control over the
allegations, defendant allegations are contradictive.
4 The taking of judicial notice of official acts of a government entity, is not in and of itself
an acceptance of the truth of factual matters, which might be deduced from them. Since in many
instances what is being noticed and thereby established is no more than the existence of the act
and without supporting evidence there can be no factual association from them.
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(Citation) Mangini v. Reynolds tobacco co (1994) 7Cal 4th 1057,1062.)
Cal. Code Civ. Poc., Section 430.10, Subd. (e) The Demurrer is directed to Plaintiffs First
Verified Amended complaint, filed on March 29, 2012.
5 A demurrer must dispose of an entire cause of action to be sustained. (PH II,Inc. v.
Superior Court (1995) 33 Cal.App.4th 1680, its 1682.)
6 The following Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of his
Motion for Summary Judgment Against defendant " Deutsche (hereinafter “DNBTC”)
Western Progressive (Hereinafter) Western). Defendants are not proper parties
to take action, on the subject property. Further, Defendants failed to perform
conditions precedent mandated by the original Deed of Trust, Section (24) That
requires a Recorded trustee to file a notice of default with out exception
and to the procedure established by Cal. Civ. Code Sec 2924 thereby cancelling
the performance of Plaintiff, and they failed to assign the deed of Trust as
condition precedent to conducting a foreclosure sale, Defendants can not
prove that the non-judicial foreclosure which occurred, strictly complied with
the tenets of California Civil Code section 2924 the failure to assignee and
negotiate the note resulting in a failed securitization the ineffective
nonjudicial foreclosure in this matter before the bench it becomes pellucidly
clear that several fatal errors occurred, which when weighed together have the
effect of denying Defendants the necessary standing to seek possession.
7 When no or insufficient evidence is submitted to demonstrate the a
material facts in legal absence of issue of material fact the court may treat
motion as in legal effect one for a judgment on the pleadings White v. county
of Orange (1985) 166 Cal App. .3d 566 569.
8 Plaintiff adequately alleges grounds for bringing a quiet title action and “show me
the note” is not the premise of plaintiff’s case, nor does plaintiff rely on
Cal civ. Code of Proc. 2932.5. Plaintiff does not agree with the decisions in
Calvo regarding 2932.5 and does not think the Supreme Court will either.
Legislation is already passed to change the requirement.
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9 Compliance with California Universal Commercial Code cannot be waived merely
because an obligation is owed or a foreclosure may or may not take place. Plaintiff alleges
Legislative codes in California are authored interpreting common law and therefore should work
jointly in suite and not abandon logical coherence in an effort to enumerate regulation.
Jurisprudence would dictate that code also be construed in conjunction with relevant Universal
Commercial Code for applying a due process analysis. Law and precedent should not be a
doctrine under critical legal studies, where the court favors precedent over original meaning. The
natural and legal positivism as in constructive theory should be advanced and is especially
important where the court find the initial process of a precedent was corrupted, by poor
adjudication and application, Stare Decisis should be challenged Sua sponte for the sake of due
process and furtherance of justice.
10 The source of the difficulty is that equity, though just, is not legal justice, but a
rectification of legal justice. The reason for this is that law is always a general statement, yet
there are cases, which it is not possible to cover in a general statement. Aristotle in
Nichomachean Ethics (ca. 325 BC) Book
Statement of the case
11 Plaintiff adequately alleges grounds for bringing a quiet title action cancellation of
instruments (removal of a cloud on title); declaratory relief (declaration of rights under an
agreement or law);
Quit Title
12 The Santa Clara Count Recorders office names Downey Savings & Loan as current and
original lender and beneficiary under the Deed of trust, they have never been replaced by a
recorded interest. Downey saving & loan is currently the recorded lender under the Deed of trust.
13 Plaintiff asserts Deutsche is not a recorded interest, and has not alleged an interest in
plaintiff loan. Defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff VFAC dated 5/28/12 “they do not challenge
plaintiff’s title.” Page 4 Prg 3 line 20-21. Documents judicially noticed IE: the Plaintiffs Note
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and Deed of trust certified 1/21/12 shows the note has not been endorsed to the trust.
Furthermore, there has been no mortgage assignment recorded or presented to establish
defendant standing as real-party-in-interest. Plaintiff alleges .Lack of proof in the record that the
party making the assignment had the authority to do so, the records do not contain any evidence
of the entire chain of mortgage (Herrera, supra ,196 Cal App . 4th at p. 1375.)
14 The Certified judicially noticed Note and deed of trust confirms a failed attempt at
securitization therefore DBNTC and Western, as a matter of record and a matter of law have no
standing to take action on Plaintiffs property, furthermore is no indication in the public records
of DBNTC authority to act.
15 Plaintiff alleges DBNTC lacked the power to foreclose because it is not the holder of the
underlying promissory note and the sale was void because the foreclosing parties did not have
the authority to proceed as a result of the irregularities in the documentation. As discussed above
Plaintiff alleges any assignment to DBNTC is invalid because they could not receive an
assignment of both the note and its security in any way. DBNTC did not receive a valid
assignment of the debt in any manner (. The note) The certified note and deed judicially noticed
before the court as memorializing the fact that DBNTC did not have the note in any way prior to
the cut off date that enabled the trust to legally acquire any assets or at the foreclosure sale As
more fully discussed below.
Breach of contract action
15 Western progressive LLc Declaring in a recorded statement to have possession of the
note and deed of trust did hereby record an unauthorized notice of default (DOT) against plaintiff
property on 2/21/12. The DOT was recorded prior to Westerns recording of their interest as
required by Cal Civ Code 2934a (a) (1) P The Foreclosure laws in California must be
STRICTLY FOLLOWED or the Foreclosure Sale is Void. We are inclined however, to believe
that with respect to real property the Murphy case was articulating a rule that has been applied in
other jurisdictions. The rule is that a trustee or mortgagee may be liable to the trust or mortgagor
for damages sustained, where there has been an illegal, fraudulent or willfully oppressive sale of
property under a power of sale contained in a mortgage or deed of trust,. this rule of liability is
also applicable in California, we believe, upon the basic principle of tort liability declared in the
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Civil Code that every person is bound by law not to injure the person or property of another or
infringe on any of his rights.” In assessing damages for the wrongful foreclosure, the Munger
Court held: “provides that the measure of damages for a wrong other than breach of contract will
be an amount sufficient to compensate the plaintiff for all detriment, foreseeable or otherwise,
proximately occasioned by the defendant’s wrong.” Civil Code Section 3333
16 In Miller v. Cote, 179 Cal.Rptr. 753, (Ct of App. Fourth Dist. Div. 2 1982), the Court, in
calling the notice of default fatally defective stated:
California civil code 2924b (4) (b) 2924 b (4) (c), does not authorize the trustee to record a
notice of default before they have recorded their interest. It merely sets out the protocol for the
substitution of trustee after the previous trustee has filed the notice of default as set out code
itself) 2924 b (4) (c) stating” that a copy of the substitution shall be sent to the trustee then of
record, where 2924b (4) (b) does not contain this language.
2934a (1)(A) says “all beneficiaries” must execute the Substitution of Trustee (the applicable
California law when a lender seeks to substitute the trustee and pursue a foreclosure sale), and
the substitution of trustee document must be RECORDED to be effective, if not, the resulting
sale is VOID.
17 Plaintiff alleges the substitution ion of trustee was fraudulently notarized on 3/19/12
almost a month after the NOD was recorded the substitution was not recorded until almost four
month after the NOD was recorder on 6/13/12
18 Westerns had not perfected their substitution prior to recording the NOD furthermore
their authority comes from entities fraudulently assuming authority to authorize the substitution,
therefore Western lacked authority to record A NOD against plaintiff property.
19 Plaintiff alleges the notice of default is void for the following reasons
20 Plaintiff alleges a false and fraudulent assumption of authority in that a person without
authority signed the Substitution of trustee, 2) the servicer themselves did not have authority to
transfer what they did not have. 3) The substitution was notarized almost a full month after the
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Notice of default was recorded. IE: Western recorded a notice of default although there was no
indication in the public records of Westerns authority to act with respect to the property at the
time.
21 Plaintiff further alleges that the notary public signature on the document is signed by an
individual other than the named notary. IE: The signature is not the signature from the notary
public commission application or the notary signature, card and does not even match the notary
stamp and seal. Plaintiff alleges the power of attorney listed for the substitution of trustee does
not exist or is for another entity other than that of the person signing, furthermore there was no
power of attorney attached to the substitution of trustee. Defective documents purporting to be
the Substitution of trustee, 1st document is the only document notarized and on its face has no
apparent relation ship with plaintiff or plaintiff’s property or the second document in any
manner. The second document purporting to substitute the trustee is not signed or notarized and
has no reference to the entity purporting to authorize the substitution, no reference to the first
document IE: there is no reference on either document that would tie them together, therefore the
document is paramount to hearsay and is void and ineffective to substitute a trustee
Conversion
22 Personal property is the subject of conversion if it is of a tangible nature or if it is
tangible evidence of title to intangible or real property, when an intangible obligation is
represented by the document, which is regarded as equivalent to the obligation. The property
affected must be some personal chattel and it has been decided that trover lies for title deeds and
for a copy of a record. Defendant, DBNTC exercised an illegal assumption of ownership over
plaintiff’s promissory note when they restricted plaintiff right to seek relief from his loan
servicer; the exercise of restriction over plaintiff’s servicer was a dominion over his title.
23 Plaintiff’s allegations are Conversion of intangible rights of a negotiable instrument merged
with real property. This conversion involves restrictions and or a dominion placed over
plaintiffs’ interest in a negotiable instrument by DNBTC. DBNTC strictly prohibited plaintiff
from loan modifications, Forbid plaintiffs loan servicer from implementing a HAMP loan
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modification, when Plaintiff was determined eligible. DBNTC forced restriction and dominion
over plaintiff’s promissory note in their act of restricting plaintiff’s loan servicer from modifying
plaintiff’s note per a pooling and service agreement this constituted a Conversion of intangible
rights of a negotiable instrument merged with real property.
Tender
24 Plaintiff’s first cause of action is to quiet title. Defendants argue that because plaintiff
has failed to tender payment of what is owed on his loan, this cause of action must fail. Plaintiff
argues that he falls within recently recognized exceptions to the tender rule. Lona v. Citibank,
N.A. (2011) 202 Cal.App.4th 89, 112. Here, as in Lona, plaintiff challenges the validity of the
underlying debt.
Plaintiff need not allege tender where they allege fraud with respect to defendants’’ asserted title
in the subject property"Equity does not wait upon precedent which exactly squares with the facts in controversy, but will
assert itself in those situations where right and justice would be defeated but for its intervention."
Bisno v. Sax (1959) 175 Cal. App. 2d 714, 728. Therefore, the tender rule does not apply.
25 there is no valid recorded substitution of Trustee before the Notice of default is filed then
the resulting foreclosure is VOID, and there is no obligation under California law to “ tender” the
loan balance to set aside the sale based on this technical violation and defendants failure to
strictly comply with 2934a(1)(A). Again, California courts have spoken loud and clear on this
issue. If a Substitution of Trustee is not valid, the resulting sale is VOID with no requirement for
“tender”. See Dimrock v. Emerald Properties, 81 Cal.App.4th 868, 878 (2000), fully discussed
below Prejudicial to the Plaintiffs interest.
26 Plaintiff alleges the original lender would have refrained from foreclosure under the
circumstanced presented and that they would suffer the unauthorized loss of the subject
promissory note.
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27 Plaintiffs allege that they were not in default, by the four corners interpretation of their
mortgage contract. The deed of trust section 23 page 13 of the deed of trust, and that the
purported irregularities and securitization restriction place on plaintiff by defendant DBNTC,
caused their inability to pay off the debt, and that multiple entities claiming to be the rightful
beneficiary or trustee caused confusion in the process.
28 Plaintiff alleges,” the initiation of foreclosure proceedings put the plaintiff’s interest in
his property sufficiently in jeopardy to allege an injury under section 17200…” (Rosenfeld v.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (N.D.Cal. 2010) 732 F.Supp.2d 952, 973, citing Sullivan v. Wash.
Mut. Bank, FA (N.D.Cal. 2009) 2009 WL 3458300; see also Rabb v. BNC Mortgage, Inc.
(C.D.Cal. 2009) 2009 WL 3045812.)
DNBTC STANDING
NO GRANTOR/GRANTEE NAMES FOUND under the trustee deed in the Santa Clara
County Records
Quiet title is an appropriate remedy when a stranger publishes a Notice of Trustee's Sale and
declares that he will sell Plaintiffs home in less than a month. The right of sale provided by the
deed of trust is an interest in real property as stipulated in UCC Green point Mortg. Funding,Inc.,
2009 WL 2880393, *9 (E.D.Cal. 2009). The Cal. Code Civ. Procedure § 760.010(a) provides
that a lien may properly be the subject of a quiet title action. Yulaeva v. Greenpoint Mortg.
Funding, Inc., 2009 WL 2880393, *9.
29 Plaintiff argues the defendants do not have standing and are strangers to the mortgage
contract and to the county recorder office. This issue presented to the court is about standing,
Plaintiff challenges defendant standing to bring the tender issue, standing refers to a person legal
right in a judicial forum it may be raised as an issue at any stage of the judicial process by any
party or by the court Sue sponte.
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30 To commence a foreclosure one needs to demonstrate it has a right to enforce the note
and absent a showing of ownership one lacks standing. Being a person entitled to enforce the
note is an essential requirement to initiate a foreclosure.
31 Plaintiff alleges the certified document before the court is above reproach and from
resource that cannot reasonable be questioned. Plaintiff alleges and asserts the certified
documents are irrefutable evidence to DBNTC failure to securitize and evidences DBNTC lack
of standing. Plaintiff believes, a reasonable person could come to no other conclusion that in this
instant case e there is a no question of fact as to the failed securitization or lack of standing of
Defendants. DBNTC and Western because of the certified documents and unconscionable
conduct of defendant this Deed of trust is a nullity and quiet title is the remedy to that nullity.
32 Plaintiff alleges that the purported assignment did not comply with the timing
requirements of the trust documents, challenges DBNTC standing too based on attacking the
assignment as not complying with the trust documents.
33 The Santa Clara Count Recorders office names Downey Savings & Loan as current and
original lender and beneficiary under the Deed of trust, they have never been replaced by a
recorded interest. Downey saving & loan is currently the recorded lender under the Deed of trust.
Civil Code of Procedure 770.020 is appropriate to bring this action.
34 Plaintiff alleges DBNTC is not recorded interest, has not alleged an interest in plaintiff
loan. Defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff VFAC dated 5/28/12 “they do not challenge plaintiff’s
title.” Page 4 Prg 3 line 20-21. Plaintiff alleges documents judicially noticed IE: the Plaintiffs
Note and Deed of trust certified 1/21/12 shows the note has not been endorsed to the trust.
Furthermore, it shows there has been no mortgage assignment recorded or presented to establish
defendant standing as real-party-in-interest. Plaintiff alleges .Lack of proof in the record that the
party making the assignment had the authority to do so, the records do not contain evidence of
the entire chain of mortgage (Herrera, supra ,196 Cal App . 4th at p. 1375.)
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35 Plaintiff alleges the Certified judicially noticed Note and deed of trust confirms a failed
attempt at securitization therefore DBNTC and Western, as a matter of record and a matter of
law have no standing to take action on Plaintiffs property, furthermore there is no indication in
the public records of DBNTC authority to act.
36 Plaintiff alleges DBNTC lacked the power to foreclose because it is not the holder of the
underlying promissory note and the sale was void because the foreclosing parties did not have
the authority to proceed as a result of the irregularities in the documentation. As discussed above
Plaintiff alleges any assignment to DBNTC is invalid because they could not receive an
assignment of both the note and its security DBNTC did not receive a valid assignment of the
debt in any manner and the note IE the certified note and deed judicially noticed before the court
is proof of this fact. The Santa Clara Count Recorders office names Downey Savings & Loan as
current and original lender and beneficiary under the Deed of trust, they have never been
replaced by a recorded interest. Downey saving & loan is currently the recorded lender under the
Deed of trust.
37 Plaintiff asserts Deutsche is not a recorded interest, and has not alleged an interest in
plaintiff loan. Defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff VFAC dated 5/28/12 “they do not challenge
plaintiff’s title.” Page 4 line 20-21. Documents judicially noticed IE: the Plaintiffs Note and
Deed of trust certified 1/21/12 shows the note has not been endorsed to the trust. Furthermore,
there has been no mortgage assignment recorded or presented to establish defendant standing as
real-party-in-interest. Plaintiff alleges .Lack of proof in the record that the party making the
assignment had the authority to do so; the records do not contain evidence of the entire chain of
mortgage
(Herrera, supra ,196 Cal App . 4th at p. 1375.)
38 The Certified judicially noticed Note and deed of trust confirms a failed attempt at
securitization therefore DBNTC and Western, as a matter of record and a matter of law have no
standing to take action on Plaintiffs property, furthermore is no indication in the public records
of DBNTC authority to act. The Santa Clara Count Recorders office names Downey Savings &
Loan as current and original lender and beneficiary under the Deed of trust, they have never been
replaced by a recorded interest. Downey saving & loan is currently the recorded lender under the
Deed of trust. Civil Code of Procedure 770.020 is appropriate to request adjudication.
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39 In addition to authenticating the note DBNTC must show its entitled to enforce the note
only the holder of a negotiable promissory note (with minor exceptions not relevant in this
case)is entitled to enforce the note see Cal. Com. Code $3301. The holder enforces the note by
making a demand for payment See id. 3501(a) the person making a demand shows its right to
enforcement by showing the original note. See Id. 3501(b)(2) There is no evidence before the
court the court who is the owner of the promissory note and is entitled to enforce it DBNTC does
not purport to be the owner of the promissory note Plaintiff alleges the transfer must be proven
up to allow enforcement, or “ownership” must be demonstrated. The Veal loan was not
transferred to the Option One trust effective October 13, 2009, as represented on the Assignment.
Nemo dat quod non-habit
in Veal v. American Home Mortgage Servicing, BAP No. AZ-10-1055-MkKiJu. Plaintiff alleges
this did not occur The Depositor has no other functions, so it needs no more than a handful of
employees and officers. Nevertheless, it is essential for the “true sale” and “bankruptcy-
remote”/“FDIC-remote” analysis that the Depositor maintains its own corporate existence
separate from the Sponsor and the Trust and observes the formalities of this corporate
separateness at all times. The “Elephant in the Room” in all structured financial transactions is
the mandatory requirement to create at least two “true sales” of the notes and mortgages between
the Originator and the Trustee for the Trust so as to make the assets of the Trust both
“bankruptcy” and “FDIC” remote from the originator. These, “true sales” will be documented
by, representations and attestations signed by the parties.and by attorney opinion letters; by asset
purchase and sale agreements; by proof of adequate and reasonably equivalent consideration for
each purchase; by “true sale” reports from the three major “ratings agencies,” (Standard & Poors,
Moody’s, and Fitch), and by transfer and delivery receipts for mortgage notes endorsed in blank..
40 Plaintiff alleges that the foreclosing defendants “did not receive a valid assignment of the
debt in any manner.” Fontenot v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 198 Cal.App.4th 256, 272, Plaintiff
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alleges that the assignment of the deed of trust was void because it was not completed by the date
required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (PSA) governing the transfer of the loan to
the trust. ,
41 Plaintive asserts there are documents before the court that demonstrate DBNTC could
not have taken possession of or was transferred plaintiffs promissory note in any way by the
closing of Harbor View Mortgage backed Loan trust 2007-7 (hereafter HVMLT-2007-7. These
documents would lead a reasonable person to the only viable conclusion, That US Bank had
plaintiffs note on 1/21/10 from that note US Bank certified a copy; the note shows no evidence
of movement. Plaintiff alleges these facts prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the note was not
negotiated transferred or in possession of DBNTC by the closing of HVMLT-2007-7 and
therefore the securitization of plaintiff note failed. 42 Plaintiff alleges these transfer and assignments did not occur : The Depositor has no
other functions, so it needs no more than a handful of employees and officers. Nevertheless, it is
essential for the “true sale” and “bankruptcy-remote”/“FDIC-remote” analysis that the Depositor
maintains its own corporate existence separate from the Sponsor and the Trust and observes the
formalities of this corporate separateness at all times. The “Elephant in the Room” in all
structured financial transactions is the mandatory requirement to create at least two “true sales”
of the notes and mortgages between the Originator and the Trustee for the Trust so as to make
the assets of the Trust both “bankruptcy” and “FDIC” remote from the originator. These “true
sales” will be documented by representations and attestations signed by the parties; by attorney
opinion letters; by asset purchase and sale agreements; by proof of adequate and reasonably
equivalent consideration for each purchase; by “true sale” reports from the three major “ratings
agencies” (Standard & Poors, Moody’s, and Fitch) and by transfer and delivery receipts for
mortgage notes endorsed in blank.
Defendents
Attested and Certified true and exact copy of the original promissory note certified on 2/21/12
Plaintiffs judicially noticed exhibit 1
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Attested and Certified copy of a certified copy of the true and exact original Deed of trust
Certified on 2/2112 Defendents judicially noticed exhibit 2
43 The concept of a “holder” is set out in detail in UCC § 1-201(b)(21)(A), providing that a
person is a holder if the person possesses the note and either (i) the note has been made payable
to the person who has it in his possession or (ii) the note is payable to the bearer of the note. This
determination requires physical examination not only of the face of the note but also of any
endorsements.
44 Under the common law generally, the transfer of a mortgage without the transfer of the
obligation it secures renders the mortgage ineffective and unenforceable in the hands of the
transferee. Restatement (Third) of Property (Mortgages) § 5.4 cmt. e (1997) (“in general a
mortgage is unenforceable if it is held by one who has no right to enforce the secured
obligation”)
45 As stated in a leading real property treatise: When a note is split from a deed of trust “the
note becomes, as a practical matter, unsecured.” Restatement (Third) of Property (Mortgage) §
5.4 cmt. a (1997). Additionally, if the deed of trust was assigned without the note, then the
assignee, “having no interest in the underlying debt or obligation, has a worthless piece of
paper.” Plaintiff request that the DOT DBNTCb is using to allege authority should be destroyed.
To show a colorable claim against the Property, DBNTC had to show that either it had some
interest in the Note, as a holder, or as some other “person entitled to enforce,” or as that it was
someone who held some ownership or other interest in the Note. See In re Hwang, 438 B.R. 661,
665 (C.D. Cal. 2010) (finding that holder of note has real party in interest status). None of the
exhibits attached to DBNTC papers, however, establish its status as the holder, as a “person
entitled to enforce,” or as an entity with any ownership or other interest in the Note.
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46 There is no reason the court should ignore the meaning of certified, Plaintiff received
plaintiffs Attested and Certified to be a true and exact copy of the original promissory note, from
the custodian of record of plaintiff primary loan servicer. US Bank bought Downey saving from
receivership under the FDIC. Plaintiff original Promissory note was held in Downey savings
records years after the purported sale into securitization. There is no assignment, attached alonge
and no evidence of movement.
47 Plaintiff alleges this is prima facie evidence that the note never left Downey Savings
possession. The promissory note was not assigned or negotiated to DBNTC, even if DBNTC
acquired the note today DBNTC it would not have standing for HVMLT 2007-7 to foreclose on
plaintiff because they would not be able to accept the note as an asset according to the
documents that created DBNTC and gives DBNTC its power, the pooling, and service agreement
and the rules of the Internal revenue services REMIC laws that set the guild lines for the trust.
Holding would not cure standing.
48 Plaintiff alleges the chain of title is irretrievably broken, and a separation of note from the
Deed of trust has also occurred and is evidenced by plaintiffs request for judicial notice of the
NOTE and DOT certified by VP U.S. Bank. As further explain herein the DOT was a certified
from copy of a certified copy, the note was certified from the original document. A reasonable
person could come to no other conclusion, the DOT and NOTE have been separated, and
otherwise they would both be certified from the originals. Instead of the DOT is certified from a
certified copy. " a transfer of the mortgage without the debt is a nullity, and no interest is
acquired by it.
- in Bank of NY v. Silverberg, 2011
Such a mortgage has no separate existence, and when the note is paid the mortgage expires, as it
cannot survive the debt which the note represents.
- in Nat'l Live Stock Bank v. First Nat'l Bank, 1906
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As the United States Supreme Court so clearly explained approximately 140 years ago: The note
and mortgage are inseparable; the former as essential
- in McCarthy v. Bank of America, NA, 2011
Here there is a reference to a statement from the US Supreme Court that the debt is the principal
and the mortgage is the accessory. In Accessoriness and Security over Land March 31, 2009
University of Edinburgh - School of Law U. of Edinburgh School of Law Working Paper No.
2009/07. That a mortgage was such an incident to the note, which it was given to the maker to
secure that it passed, without assignment, to the bona fide endorsee of the note for value, as free
from equities as the note itself. - in The Federal reporter: cases argued and determined in the
circuit. Bifurcation and splitting of the not as reference in Plaintiff VFAC page 19
49 Plaintiff alleges ,DNBTC has offered no proof of assignment, no proof that DBNTC has
in fact obtained physical possession of the original note from Downey savings either voluntarily
or otherwise Under the U. C. C. requirements, DBNTC has therefore failed to show it is the
current holder of the note. Because DBNTC has failed to prove transfer of possession of the
original note it has failed to establish its status as a transferee.
50 Plaintiff claims that Neither Western or DBNTC had authority to initiate the foreclosure
sale at the time the notice of default was recorded. Under Cal Civ. code 2924(a)(1) the trustee
mortgagee. Or beneficiary or any of their authorized agents are authorized to file a notice of
default. Documents provided for judicial notice by defendant and plaintiff do not support a
finding that either DBNTC was the beneficiary or Western progressive was the trustee on
February 21 2012 when the notice of default was recorded. It is well settled that document
judicially noticed or from sources that cannot reasonably be questioned are governing when a
conflict occurs between statements and judicially noticed exhibits. Further more there is no
assignment to the entity purchasing the note prior to the failed securitization process this is
evidence that the chain of title is irretrievably broken and securitization fail has occurred,
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51 California is a first in state and Downey savings is the only beneficiary of record in the Santa
Clara county recorders office, as such Downey would be the only legal authority authorized
entity to request a NOD, as specified in plaintiff’s mortgage contract. To be legally entitled to
initiate and instruct the duly recorded trustee under the DOT. To request a NOD to be recorded
by the trustee in said Dot you must be the holder lender or beneficiary under the deed of trust and
note. Plaintiffs Deed of trust and Promissory note the governing bodies in this case.
52 Courts here and in other jurisdictions are now responding to the foreclosure crisis by
developing a body of case law recognizing borrowers' rights to assert claims to ensure that they
only pay the right parties In Ohlendorf v. Amer. Home Mort. Servicing, (E.D. Cal. 2010) 2010
WL 31098, the court, applying California law, ruled that non-judicial foreclosure proceedings
can only be instituted by parties who can "prove that they have the right to foreclose." In Kemp,
a bank that bought a note and mortgage as trustee under a pooling and servicing agreement, but
never had possession of note, could not enforce the note, and neither could its servicer. Note
Holder” definition: “who takes this Note by transfer AND”THIS added phrase implicates UCC-9
(see In Re Veal). Either the transfer must be proven up to allow enforcement, or “ownership”
must be demonstrated. If you think about it, it’s the same thing.
Saxon Mortgage v. Hillery, Case No. C-08-4357 Edward M. Chen, U.S. Magistrate, Northern District of California
Hillery obtained a home loan from New Century secured by a Deed of Trust, which named
MERS as nominee for New Century and its successors. MERS later attempted to assign the Deed
of Trust and the promissory note to Consumer. Consumer and the loan servicer then sued
Hillery. The court ruled that Consumer must demonstrate that it is the holder of the deed of trust
and the promissory note. In re Foreclosure Cases, 521 F. Supp. 2d 650, 653 (S.D. Oh. 2007) held
that to show standing in a foreclosure action, the plaintiff must show that it is the holder of the
note and the mortgage at the time the complaint was filed. For there to be a valid assignment,
there must be more than just assignment of the deed alone; the note must also be assigned. "The
note and mortgage are inseparable; the former as essential, the latter as an incident...an
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assignment of the note carries the mortgage with it, while an assignment of the latter alone is a
nullity." Carpenter v. Longan, 83 U.S. 271, 274 (1872).
There is no evidence t DBNTC held the promissory note or was given the authority by Downey
to assign the note to Western. Without the note DBNTC lacked standing. If DBNTC did not have
standing, then Western also lacked standing. An entity cannot bring an action without the holder
of the note. In re Hwang, 393 B.R. 7 01, 712 (2008).
53 Plaintiff alleges that the chain of title is irretrievably broken; DBNTC never obtained a
valid assignment of the subject note and deed of trust from the original lender. Defendants have
not persuasively argued why, if these allegations are proved to be true, plaintiff should not be
able to dispute the defendants' claim to a security interest in plaintiff's real property. "The vital
allegation in this case is the assignment of the loan into the HMLT-2007-77 was not completed
as required by the Trust Agreement. This allegation gives rise to a plausible inference that the
subsequent assignment, substitution, and notice of default and election to sell would be improper
and void. Defendants wholly fail to address that issue. This reason alone is sufficient to deny
Defendants' motion with respect to this issue.
. Naranjo v. SBMC Mortgage, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103735, Case No. 11-cv-2229-L(WVG)
M. James Lorenz, District Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California Deborah
Gutierrez, Penelope Bergman, Los Angeles, CA, attorneys for Carmen Naranjo ." "The vital
allegation in this case is the assignment of the loan into the loan trust was not completed by May
30, 2006 as required by the Trust Agreement. This allegation gives rise to a plausible inference
that the subsequent assignment, substitution, and notice of default and election to sell may also
be improper. Defendants fail to address that issue. This reason alone is sufficient to deny
Defendants' motion with respect to this issue.
CHAIN OF TITLE
54 Plaintiff argues that the process of “securitizing” that loan was not carried out according
to the required procedures, and that is because the loan was improperly securitized, the Deed of
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Trust can no longer be enforced. Based on these two sets of alleged wrongs, plaintiff asserts a
quite title cause of action against DBNTC and Western as trustee.
55 Specifically, Plaintiff argues that there is documentation before the court by resort to
sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned" The true exact certified copy of
plaintiffs original note certified by US Bank VP of mortgage compliance dated January 22
2010 three years after the closing date of HMLT 2007-7. The Trust fraudulently claims title to
Plaintiff Promissory note (note) and Deed of trust (DOT) and did not take physical possession
thereof and therefore have no standing and no physical delivery of the note. Defendants never
obtained a valid assignment of the subject note and deed of trust from the original lender and in
any way, therefore the trustee is unable to accept assets into the trust under the Internal revenues
services Laws Of REMIC “real estate mortgage investment conduit” or the pooling and Service
agreement that created the trust that gives the trustee the restriction The PSA will not allow
acceptance of assets after the closing date of the trust. Irrefutable evidence that the defendant
DBNTC cannot be the holder or the trustee of plaintiff’s Promissory note and that plaintiff is not
indebted to DBNTC because they do not own the promissory note and did not have authority to
appoint Western Progressive as substitute trustees and, as a result, Western Progressive lacks
standing to foreclose on plaintiff’s property. DBNTC does not have a valid chain of title
transferring ownership of the Note from the original lender to the aggregator to the depositor
then to DBNTC as trustee... Evidenced by the certified documents before the court, the Note is a
certified copy of the original and the DOT is a certified copy of a certified copy this is not
conjecture or conclusion it is a certified fact before the court.
56 The certified fact of the matter is US Bank would not have sent a cop of a copy if they
had the original as with the promissory note is original copy of the DOT and US Bank would not
have sent a certified copy of a certified copy had they had the original. Whether DBNTC is in
possession of the DOT is irrelevant the DOT follows the Note and it is a certified fact DBNTC
did not have the note in the time line where they were legally able to accept it as an asset.
reasonable people could not reach different conclusions , reasonable people would conclude t the
DOT and Note are separated not mere speculation but a certified fact before the court and the
debt is unsecured and the note is no longer secured by the DOT so the DOT is void. Defendants
wholly fail to address that issue. This reason alone is sufficient to deny defendants demurrer with
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respect to this issue. . Plaintiff alleges given the certified copies before the court, for judicial
notice that any assignment that would be presented or any alonge presented at this late date will
be wholly fraudulent, fabricated and fraud a brought before the court. Under the common law
generally, the transfer of a mortgage without the transfer of the obligation it secures renders the
mortgage ineffective and unenforceable in the hands of the transferee. Restatement (Third) of
Property (Mortgages) § 5.4 cmt. e (1997) (“in general a mortgage is unenforceable if it is held by
one who has no right to enforce the secured obligation”)
56 As stated in a leading real property treatise: When a note is split from a deed of trust “the
note becomes, as a practical matter, unsecured.” Restatement (Third) of Property (Mortgage) §
5.4 cmt. a (1997). Additionally, if the deed of trust was assigned without the note, then the
assignee, “having no interest in the underlying debt or obligation, has a worthless piece of
paper.” the law is very specific here. The Promissory note as well as the Deed of Trust must be
together at all times and there must always be a clear and unambiguous chain of title that is
traceable in public records for all parties of interest in real estate, therefore according to the
Santa Clara county recorders office the chain of title is undecipherable.
57 Perfection of Chain of Title: In January 2011, Mass Supreme Court issued a decision in
US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION VS ANTONIO IBANEZ in which all the justices’
unanimously agreed. In order for the bank to be able to foreclose, they must show a perfection of
chain of title both in the deed of trust /mortgage and in the promissory note. It was also ruled that
a blank assignment was not acceptable proof of perfection of title for the promissory note.
58 Mortgagors have standing wherever they allege facts indicating that financial institutions
are imposters who are not entitled to demand or collect payments on plaintiffs' mortgage. Such
facts may include the absence of endorsements evidencing transfers of the borrower's deed of
trust and mortgage note required by applicable state law” as in this instant case evidenced by the
certified copies of the DOT and NOTE” , under the PSA., The lack of endorsements is evidence
that the borrowers' documents were never properly transferred to the REMIC that was supposed
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to hold them in accordance with the strictures of the PSA and the law of the state selected in the
PSA's choice-of-law clause, most often New York. is evidence of securitization fail.
59 In late September, a federal court in Los Angeles ruled that borrowers state a claim under
the Declaratory Judgment Act, 22 U.S.C. Sections 2201, et seq., where they seek to determine
whether their servicer has authority to demand and collect monthly mortgage payments, given
the servicer's ostensible role as agent for a REMIC whose trustee allegedly never received the
mortgage note, and its failure to respond to the homeowners' demand that it produce evidence
that the REMIC received an assignment of the mortgage note.
See Mata v. Citi mortgage etc. et al., CV 10-9167 DSF (PLAx) (C.D. Cal., Sept. 26, 2011) . As
the Mata court noted, established California law holds that the burden of proving an assignment
falls on the servicer and investor asserting rights under the assignment. Strangers” to the Deed of
Trust Purporting to Be Beneficiaries: the entity that is claiming to be the Beneficiary of the Deed
of Trust when that entity is not the original Beneficiary and either (1) no Assignment of the Deed
of Trust was ever recorded granting a beneficial interest to that entity or in other words, a
"stranger" to the Deed of Trust purported to be the foreclosing Beneficiary of the subject
Property. This entity was not the original Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust and no assignment of
the Deed of Trust has been recorded assigning the beneficial interests of the Deed of Trust. This
is an issue without proof of the ownership of the beneficial interests in the Deed of Trust, to this
entity. How can there be good title to the subject property when an unauthorized “stranger is able
to take action on a deed of trust. The fact that an Assignment of the Deed of Trust was never
recorded indicates that the chain of title for the subject loan cannot be established. Further, only
beneficiaries have the right to initiate foreclosure.
60 The California foreclosure statutes state that only the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust
can make a credit bid at a foreclosure auction. Without proof of the ownership of the beneficial
interests in the Deed of Trust, DBNTC was granted ownership of the subject property does not
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have good title to the property and the Trustee's Sale is unauthorized to a “stranger” and the deed
is invalid. The fact that an Assignment of the Deed of Trust was never recorded indicates that the
chain of title in this instant case cannot be established, the chain of title is irreparably broken.
61 Plaintiff requests that the Court “make a finding and issue appropriate orders stating that
none of the named Defendants have any right or interest in Plaintiff’s Note, Deed of Trust, or the
Property which authorizes DBNTC to collect Plaintiff’s mortgage payments or enforce the terms
of the Note or Deed of Trust in any manner whatsoever.” (Plaintiff’s alleges there is a cloud on
his title does not constitute an allegation of loss of money or property, and even Plaintiff alleges
damages resulting from Defendants’ collection of payments that they purportedly did not have
the legal right to collect. These injuries are monetary, but also may result in the loss of Plaintiff’s
property. Furthermore, these injuries are connected to Defendants’ conduct. Thus, Plaintiff has
standing to pursue a unclean hands claim against Defendants Deutsche Bank. National Trust Co.
v. Ramotar, (N.Y. Sup. 2011) 2011 WL 66041, held that allegation of robo-signing and other
concerns about the bank's standing were sufficient to raise triable issues of fact.
Failed securitization
62 Plaintiff’s primary contention is that DBNTC failed to securitize plaintiffs loan and
“are not plaintiffs true creditors and as such have no legal, equitable, or pecuniary right in this
debt obligation” in the loan..) Plaintiff contends that her promissory note and DOT were never
properly assigned to the HVMLT-2007-7 because the entities involved in the attempted transfer
failed to adhere to the requirements set forth in the Trust Agreement and thus the note and DOT
are not a part of the trust Downey sold plaintiffs loan to a currently unknown entity or entities.
Plaintiff alleges that these unknown entities and Defendants were involved in an attempt to
securitize the loan into the Harbor View Mortgage backed Loan trust 2007-7 hereafter HVMLT-
2007-7 ). However, these entities involved in the attempted securitization of the loan “failed to
adhere to the requirements of the Trust Agreement.
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63 A proper statutory standing analysis under 362(d): Plaintiff presents the merits
concerning defendants standing and the insufficiency of DBNTC showing concerning standing.
This is a legal issue in this case .and DBNTC has failed to demonstrate its standing as a party in
interest, noting the details surrounding the assignment to Deutsche are not part of the record.
The records submitted do not contain a copy of the note much less the original. Defendant
demurrer gives no statements discussing the adequacy of proof that DBNTC was in possession of
the original note and legal consequences thereof instead DBNTC relies on the tender requirement
as their sole defense.
64 Plaintiff alleges that the transfer of rights to the HVMLT-2007 is improper, thus
Defendants consequently lack the legal right to either collect on the debt or enforce the
underlying security interest. The vital allegation in this case is the assignment of the loan into
HVMLT-2007-7 was not completed by 10-30-2007 as required by the Trust Agreement. This
allegation gives rise to a plausible inference that the subsequent assignment, substitution, and
notice of default and election to sell may also be improper. Defendants wholly fail to address that
issue. This reason alone is sufficient to deny Defendants’ motion with respect to this issue.
65 Plaintiff states that the failure to assign the loan in the manner and timing set forth in the
“trust document” that the note and Deed of trust are not part of the trust and therefore the trustee
had no basis for asserting ownership, much less the right to enforce. [plus the fact that no
financial transaction occurred]
66 Plaintiff alleges the loan purported to be “sold” prior to the “alleged failed attempt at
securitization” to “currently unknown entity or entities.” This implicitly raises the question of
whether the loan was in fact actually sold more than once, and if so, to whom, for how much,
and raises the issues of whom Plaintiff was to direct their payments and whether the actual
creditor was receiving the money that Plaintiff paid.
67 The property was sold at auction to an entity that is claiming to be the beneficiary of the
deed of trust when that entity is not the original beneficiary and no assignment of the deed of
trust was ever recorded granting beneficial interest to that entity. Furthermore, there are no
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assignments to entities purporting to purchase plaintiffs property prior to securitization. Plaintiff
alleges this is evidence that the chain of title is irretrievably broken. These are facts confirmed by
the Santa Clara County recorders office. If the loan was securitized as defendants allege, prior to
the loan being placed in the defendants trust their would be several key sales involved before
the note being deposited with DBNTC, then by their own admissions and the documents
recorded at the Santa Clara county recorders office the chain of title cannot be established..
68 Is DBNTC a creditor of Plaintiffs with standing to receive payments from plaintiff? The
note in this instant case is payable to the order of lender: Downey s Savings, the U.C.C.
identifies the requirements for the “negotiation “of a note. The statue provides that if an
instrument is payable to an identified person, negotiation requires transfer of possession of the
instrument and its endorsement by the holder. U.C.C. 3-201 this official commentary to section
3-201 explains that negotiation “always requires change in possession of the instrument because
nobody can be a holder without possessing the instrument, either directly or through an agent. In
this case, , Physical possession is essential because it constitutes proof of ownership and
consequent right to payment.
60 Plaintiff further alleges that because of the failed attempt at securitization or the act of
attempting to securitization plaintiffs note, the original promissory note and deed of trust no
longer existed and the Bank's deed was invalid "as it is based solely upon purported copies which
have no force and effect." (Evid. Code, § 1271, subd. (d).)5
70 Plaintiff alleges that No timely or legal assignment to this entity has been done in the
land Title records to assign the mortgage. HVMLT -2007 "MBS" is formed under NEW YORK
Trust laws. As Such a Trust functioning under No corporate seal every mortgage assignments
into the [HMLT-2007] are required by the law to be publicly recorded in the County where the
property is located [Santa Clara County’s the case at bar]. It is to include an assignment in the
name of the "Trust" ["DBNTC HVMLT 2007. Under the pooling and servicing agreement dated
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7-10-2007 Plaintiff's "Deed of Trust Assignment" would have had to have been recorded under
the name of the trust in 2007 publicly recorded in the year 2007 and then physical delivered to
DBNTC for the trust to obtain any ownership rights. Under New York statutory law, any action
undertaken by a trust that is not within the authorized powers of a trust is void. In the context of
mortgage securitization trusts, the trust agreements ("Pooling and Service agreement (PSA")
expressly limits the trustees' authority to adherence with the provisions of the I.R.S. R.E.M.I.C.
Code, mortgage securitization trusts are not authorized to operate in violation of the I.R.S.
R.E.M.I.C. Code. A "qualified replacement mortgage" must be traded for a defective obligation
and may not be conducted more than two years after the startup date. U.S.C. 860G (a)(4)(B)(ii)
(2006). As "Trustee" for the Issuing Entity, "DBNTC." lacked the power to acquire or take
assignment of any mortgage outside of the 3-month period following the "REMIC Cut-Off Date"
of October 2007.
71 Plaintiff’s alleges his mortgage that was purportedly sold to DBNTC, would be
prohibited by Rules of REMIC and by the DBNTC . The PSA the trustee’s deed is void because
the trustee is prohibited from acquiring assets and the servicer would be the entity authorized to
acquire the asset only have been acquired by the servicer for sale and paid out when the trust
ends. Plaintiff also understand in Deutsche V. FDIC Case 1:09-cv-01656-RMC Document
55-1 Filed 11/22/10 that v DBNTC claim under oath that the loans sold into
securitization are sold without recourse meaning they are no longer secured , taker that
to the bank. Or negotiable.
Breach of a contract
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72 DBNTC if they had received plaintiff written mortgage contract for into the trust
would have been legally liable to follow they would be obligated to the contract.
73 Plaintiff alleges that DBNTC is not a beneficiary lender or trustee therefore DBNTC is
not authorized to substitute western as the trustee and to reco0rde a NOD, furthermore Western
claims to be the unrecorded trustee.
Defective notice of default74 Take notice of the “The Notice of default “filed on February 21, 2012. The notice of
default “The second page sixth paragraph Western provides a declaration stating they have been
issued the DOT and NOTE specifically in part” that by Reason thereof the beneficiary under the
deed of trust has executed and delivered to said duly appointed trustee, a written declaration of
default and demand for sale,
75 Plaintiff asserts that this is Westerns declaration that they are the unrecorded duly
appointed Trustee now recording a notice default; prior to the requirement of recording their
interest. this is in fact a declaration as stated, and is self impeaching. A reasonable person could
come to no other conclusion other than a Notice of default was recorded by the duly appointed
trustee prior to effecting their interest and prior to recording that interest. By the strictures of
California code 2934a and plaintiff mortgage contract, this is a fatally defective. The NOD in
this instant case is fatally defective therefore; the NOD, NTS, and trustee sale are invalid.
80 2934 (a)(d)(C) of the California civil code does not state that a trustee can initiate a
foreclosure when they are not yet the recorded trustee” this piece of legislature simply allows for
the substitution after the NOD and assumes that the original trustee of record initiated the
foreclosure. Western progressive role is intentionally misleading in that their use of use language
contained in the notice of default claiming that they are either the original trustee, the duly
appointed trustee or acting as an agent for the trustee or beneficiary. When in fact Western
Progressive is the only entity fully disclosed on the NOD and the beneficiary, under the deed of
trust has executed and assigned to said duly appointed trustee, a written declaration of default
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that by definition defines them as the unrecorded trustee. As a result, the deceptive business act
is an invalid notice of default and invalid substitution of trustee.
81 Defendant Western has breached the plaintiff written mortgage contract, when they
declared and purported that the beneficiary under the deed of trust had transferred the to the
duly appointed trustee the note and deed and the election to sell. Three weeks after the Nod Is
recorded Western causes to be notarized a substituting of trustee into their name.
Western had not properly substituted the then current trustee before they took action on a deed of
trust with out affecting their rights.
Take. When Western made the declaration, they were legally required to rerecord their interest
either prior or concurrently with the NOD. Recording an NOD before getting a proper
assignment notarized and preferably recorded they in not they violated plaintiffs mortgage
contract and California’s civil code 2934a 2924b defendants violated Civil Code section 2934
because there cannot be two trustees with a power of sale at the same time.
82 Western progressive LLc Declaring in a recorded statement to have possession of the
note and deed of trust which by law makes western the duly appointed unrecorded unperfected
nominal holder trustee did hereby record an unauthorized notice of default against plaintiff
property on 2/21/12. And was recorded prior to recording their interest as required.
83 Plaintiff alleges he is entitled to cancellation of the trustee’s deed upon sale because
defendants Western wrongfully foreclosed.; DSL cal Service corp. was not properly substituted
as trustee, thus rendering the sale in violation of Civil Code section 3934; and plaintiff has
adequately alleged claims for breach of contract based upon Cal Civ Code 2934a (a) (1).
84 The Foreclosure laws in California must be STRICTLY FOLLOWED or the
Foreclosure Sale is Void Western progressive LLc claiming to have possession of the note and
deed of trust filed a notice of default on 2/21/12. The substitution ion of trustee purportedly
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notarized on 3/19/12, almost a month after the NOD was recorded. The substitution was not
recorded until almost four month after the NOD was recorder on 6/13/12
85 Plaintiff alleges the NOD was recorded in violation of California civil code CCC 2934a
(a) (1) 2924b (4)(a) and is void . It is well settled there can not be a valid enforceable trustee sale
base on a void NOD. Westerns claiming to be the duly appointed trustee in possession of the
Deed and NOD had not perfected their substitution by recording it prior to recording the NOD
furthermore Plaintiff alleges their authority comes from entities fraudulently assuming authority
to authorize the substitution, therefore even with a recording, Western lacked authority to
record A NOD against plaintiff property. Exhibit (1)
86 Plaintiff alleges an unauthorized entity without authority filed a notice of default and it
is void the duly appointed trustee had not recorded or notarized the fact that’ the duly appointed
trustee as required by the California Civil code and it is hereby void. The substitution was
notarized almost a full month after the Notice of default was recorded. IE: Western recorded a
notice of default although there was no indication in the public records of Westerns authority to
act with respect to the property at the time.
The defective substitution of trustee
87 Plaintiff alleges the documents purporting to Substitute the trustee, are defective for the
following the first document purporting to substitute the trustee is not signed or notarized, and is
not dated. The second document purporting to support the transfer of trustee makes no reference
to Western whatsoever. Plaintiff mortgage contract or California civil code does not authorize a
loan servicer to authorize the substitution of trustee. Of the two documents, neither document
contains page numbers, nor do the documents make no reference to one another. The second
document purporting to substitute the trustee make a reference of the substitute trustee, the
plaintiff or the previous document. There is no apparent relationship to plaintiff, plaintiff Deed,
the note or property both document fail to mention the deed of trust or note and appear to assign
nothing. There is no reference on either document that would tie them together, therefore the
document is defective and cannot pass muster and must be classified as hearsay, void and
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ineffective to substitute a trustee. The documents do not claim to assign or transfer any rights in
the Deed or Note.
88 Plaintiff alleges a false and fraudulent assumption of authority in that a person without
authority signed the Substitution of trustee, Plaintiff alleges the power of attorney listed for the
substitution of trustee does not exist or is for another entity other than that of the person signing.
Furthermore, there was no power of attorney attached to the substitution of trustee in the
recorders office as required. Exhibit (2)
89 Plaintiff asserts that the POA in this instant case 18509313 dated 2005 and the signer of
the substitution of trustee in this instant case under this power of attorney was not employed by
either company in 2005 therefore the power of attorney could not be issued for this signer.
Plaintiff alleges a power of attorney was issued before the signer was employed at the company
alleging to be the attorney in fact. The individual who sighed alleging authority to substitute a
trustee under plaintiff DOT was not employed with said company when the POA was issued in
2005 Plaintiff further alleges that the notary public signature on the document is signed by an
individual other than the named notary. IE: The signature is not the signature from the notary
public commission application or the notary signature card and the signature does note match the
notary stamp and seal..
90 In Miller v. Cote, 179 Cal.Rptr. 753, (Ct of App. Fourth Dist. Div. 2 1982), the Court,
in calling the notice of default fatally defective stated:
California civil code 2924b (4) (b) 2924 b (4) (c) does not authorize the trustee to record a notice
of default before they have recorded their interest. Cal Civ. Code 2934a merely sets out the
protocol for the substitution of trustee after the previous trustee has filed the notice of default as
set out code itself ) 2924 b (4) (c) stating” that a copy of the substitution shall be sent to the
trustee then of record, where 2924b (4) (b) does not contain this language.
91 2934a (1)(A) says “all beneficiaries” must execute the Substitution of Trustee (the
applicable California law when a lender seeks to substitute the trustee and pursue a foreclosure
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sale), and the substitution of trustee document must be RECORDED to be effective, if not, the
resulting sale is VOID.
The Deed of trust is null and void quiet title is the remedy for that nullity.
102 There are safeguards in plaintiff’s contract that prohibit abuses by entities seeking to
record a notice of default, without first the holder of the note recording their interest., and a duly
recorded trustee filing the notice of default. The beneficial interest in the DOT to keep the title
chain intact and a recoded trustee must be adhered to per the plaintiffs mortgage contract the
governing documents in this instant case a financial contract consisting of a deed of trust and
promissory note .not even the most liberal reading of California Civil Code or plaintiffs
mortgagel contract would allow an unrecorded agent of an unknown entity or entities to legally
record a notice of default on plaintiffs recorded interest in real property,. It is not a legal
possibility, Thank you God. if the NOD is void, then the, notice of sale, substitution of trustee
and any foreclosure would have been totally void, 103 These provisions are safeguards clauses contractually built into the uniform
instrument used by FANNY MAE and FREDDIE MAC at issue in this instant case most if not
all lenders have adopted these uniform instruments and covenants. . They are designed so there
cannot be at any given time more than one person with the power to record a notice of default,
and conduct a sale under a Deed of Trust. Therefore, failure to execute or record a Substitution
of Trustee is a substantial defect, As such, any sale is void. In addition the substitution when
executed must also follow strict guidelines set forth in the Uniform instrument but also the
California Civil code 2934A 2a) (1) The trustee under a trust deed upon real property or an estate
for years therein given to secure an obligation to pay money and conferring no other duties upon
the trustee than those which are incidental to the exercise of the power of sale therein conferred,
may be substituted by the recording in the county in which the property is located of a
substitution executed and acknowledged by: (A) all of the beneficiaries under the trust deed, or
their successors in interest, and the substitution shall be effective notwithstanding any contrary
provision in any trust deed executed on or after January 1, 1968;
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104` 2934a (a)(1) (A) states very clearly the clause” not withstanding any contrary provisions
in any deed of trust executed after January 1 1968 There are contradictions
.There is a record before the court that a NOD was recorded by an entity with out authority
rendering the Sale void...A person authorized to record a notice of default under California civil
code is substantially different from plaintiffs mortgage contract, where only the duly appointed
recorded trustee is authorizes to record a notice of default. The lender is not the authorized t the
beneficiary is not authorized , the holder is not authorized to record a default , The duties of the
trustee are to act on behalf of these entities hence the name trustee and only one entity the duly
recorded trustee can have the authority to record a notice of default .. The uniform instrument
does not confer that the trustees agent is entitles to record a notice of default. Plaintiff mortgage
contracts are a Fannie / Freddie uniform instrument and these instruments have uniform
covenants and non uniform covenants t the California Civil code gives allowances for these
covenants t and in most all cases the financial contract is the governing document as you see in
2934a). A) All of the beneficiaries under the trust deed, or their successors in interest, and the
substitution shall be effective not withstanding any contrary provision in any trust deed executed
on or after January 1 1968. 2934a(,e). e) Notwithstanding any provision of this section or any
provision in any deed of trust, 2934a. A person authorized to record the notice of default is an
agent of the named trustee any person named in a executed substitution of trustee or an agent of
that substituted trustee an shall include and agent for the mortgagee or beneficiary
105 This procedure is contrary to provision in plaintiff security instrument and Dead of trust
as requested by defendant to be judicially noticed. VFAC exhibit (a)
Defendant judicially noticed exhibit 1
Feed of trust page 13 section 24 labeled “SUBSTITUTION OF TRUSTEE”, page 13 section 22
paragraph 2 lines 1-6 NON UNIFORM COVENENTS, page 28 3rd paragraph lines 4-11
EVENT IF DEFAULT REMIDIES. 3rd As stated in plaintiffs DOT and Note Neither the named
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beneficiary or the named lender under the DOT are authorized to record a notice of default nor
are their agents. The lender and or the beneficiary instruct the duly recorded trustee to record the
notice of default that is the purpose of the trustee.
106 Plaintiff deed of trust – page 13 paragraphs 24 Substitution of trustee the language clearly
states that the lender may appoint a successor trustee via an instrument acknowledged by the
lender and recorded in the county in which the property is located. This paragraph also state in
relevant part “that this procedure for substitution shall govern to the exclusion of all other
provision for substitution. This implies that only the lender can substitute a trustee. The alleged
lender as defined on page 1 of the Deed of trust is Downey Saving and loan.
California Civil code 2934a the language is very clear. 2934a (4) (b) If the substitution is
executed but not recorded prior to or concurrently with the recording of the notice of default the
beneficiary or their authorized agent shall cause notice of the substitution to be mailed prior to or
concurrently with the recording thereof. California civil Code 2934a (4)(b) when the notice of
default is filed the substitution must be effected and recorded before the notice of default is
recorded or concurrently.
California civil Code 2934a (4) (c) if the substitution is effected after the notice of default has
been recorded but prior to the recording of the notice of sale, the beneficiary or beneficiaries or
their authorized agents shall cause a copy of the substitution to be mailed prior to or
concurrently with the recording their of in the manner provided in section 2924b, (c)” to the
trustee then of record” ( this statement” to the trustee then of record “ implies that there was a
recorded trustee that filed the notice of default and now their is a e substitution of that trustee
and the new substituted trustee must notify that the old trustee the trustee that recorded the
notice of default.. trustee by sending a notice to that trustee) as you can see the statement” to the
trustee then of record” does not appear in the previous code California civil Code 2934a (4)(b)
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when the notice of default is filed the substitution must be effected and recorded before the
notice of default is recorded or concurrently..
107 The Substitution of Trustee was not executed in compliance with Cal. Civ.Code §2934a
(4) (b) (C) therefore the Substitution and any document filed by the new Trustee are void. The
Substitution of Trustee was recorded after the Notice of Default was recorded, but the required
Declaration of Mailing was not included as required by Cal. Civ. Code §2934a (b) and (c). The
Substitution of Trustee is defective and, therefore any documents signed by the new Trustee lack
proper authority and any sale of the underlying property is void. It’s worth noting that we are not
arguing that the Substitution was never actually mailed rather, we are concluding that a valid
Substitution of Trustee was not effectuated so the statutory mailing requirements were therefore
not met 2924b the power of sale can not be exercised until these notices are given for the time
and in the manner provided in CCC section 2924 any person desiring a copy of any notice of
default and any notice of sale ( In Pertinent) “may at any time “subsequent to recordation of the
deed of trust or mortgage” (emphasis added) and prior to recordation of the notice of default
there under cause to be filed for record in the office of the recorder of the county in which any
part of parcel of the real property is situated, a duly acknowledged request for a copy of the
notice of default and of sale.
California Civil Code section 2924b (a) this is straight forward; the power of sale can not be
exercised until the notices have been sent subsequent to the recordation of the deed of trust. This
requires the deed of trust to be recorded.
Plaintiff is making two arguments first in Cal Civ. Code 2924(b) The power of sale can not be
exercised until this mailing takes place when the notice of default is recorded by a effectuated
trustee, Second , you can not request the notice of mailing until,” after the recording of the Deed
of trust,”. The deed of trust must be recorded before the Notice of default to allow for the request
for the mailing of the notices. Of default that is exactly what 2924b says and that is what it
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means, a reasonable person would see it no other way. At some point, the deed needs to be
recorded to keep the chain of title we now know it must be recorded before the notice of default.
That fit in squarely with 2932.5 even though plaintiff is not claiming this and not because
legislation is currently active changing the regulation 2932.5 to include deeds of trust or that a
lien is and encumbrance and a dead of trust is a lean
108 Plaintiff asserts that Westerns declaration that they are the unrecorded duly appointed
Trustee now recording a notice default; prior to the requirement of recording their interest. this
is in fact a declaration as stated, and is self impeaching. A reasonable person could come to no
other conclusion other than a Notice of default was recorded by the duly appointed trustee prior
to effecting their interest and prior to recording that interest. By the strictures of California code
2934a and plaintiff mortgage contract, this is a fatally defective. The NOD in this instant case is
fatally defective therefore the NOD, NTS, and trustee sale are null and void..
109 2934 (a)(d)(C) of the California civil code does not state that a trustee can initiate a
foreclosure when they are not yet the recorded trustee” this piece of legislature simply allows for
the substitution after the NOD and assumes that the original trustee of record initiated the
foreclosure. Western progressive role is intentionally misleading in that their use of use language
contained in the notice of default claiming that they are either the original trustee, the duly
appointed trustee or acting as an agent for the trustee or beneficiary. When in fact Western
Progressive is the only entity fully disclosed on the NOD and they are allegedly in possession of
the Deed Of Trust and security instrument to effect the foreclosure, that by definition defines
them as the unrecorded trustee. As a result, the deceptive business act is an invalid notice of
default and invalid substitution of trustee.
110 Plaintiff alleges that on February 21 2012 Western recorded a NOD and in doing so
record a self impeaching statement, western therein declares they are the unrecorded trustee
recording a notice of Default. There is no opportunity in California Civ. Code of Procedure or
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plaintiff’s mortgage contract “the ruling authority in this case”” for an unrecorded trustee to file
a NOD. Under Cal. Civil Code section 2934b the NOD recorded February 21 2012, March 19
2012, 27 days later when Western effects the substitution of trustee by notary. Given the facts in
this matter a reasonable person could come to no other conclusion, other than Western was the
unrecorded substitute trustee when they recorded NOD and there fore did not comply with
2934a (4) (b) (c) or more importantly they did not comply with the mortgage contract.
111 Plaintiff alleges anomalies in the chronology of the foreclosure process that rendered the
notice of default “Void” and not merely voidable. Appellant contends that the contract language
in Plaintiffs contract, the Note and deed of trust must be followed,
112 The Foreclosure laws in California must be STRICTLY FOLLOWED or the Foreclosure
Sale is Void. In Miller v. Cote, 179 Cal.Rptr. 753, (Ct of App. Fourth Dist. Div. 2 1982), the
Court, in calling the notice of default fatally defective stated:
113 These allegations have been confirmed by the defendants own request for Judicial Notice
of the same. Recorded Documents referred to by Plaintiff ( see defendants request for Judicial
Notice 2,3 and 4 in addition the defendants request for judicial notice of the notaries signatures
demonstrates that the substitution of trustee to western was not executed until 27 days after the
notice of default on March 19, 2012 and not recorded until four months after the notice of
default on June 13 2012 but they claim to have been transferred the DOT and NOTE as of
February 21 2012 this is an Invalid Substitutions after The Notice Of Default: and western is
now a nominal holder under UCC 3306 and the chain of title is irreparably broken
114 Plaintiff Deed of trust is a California Single Family Fannie Mae/Freddie Mack
Uniform instrument form 3005. Plaintiffs Note is a Fannie Mae /Freddie Mac uniform instrument
form 315 Fannie Mae/Freddie Mack has detailed the foreclosure process to servicers foreclosing
in California below. Fannie/Freddie “Note
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115 Fannie May Release 98-06 states the following)
(“A trustee that is not the original trustee named in the mortgage document must not
submit the “notice of default” for recordation in connection with a non –judicial foreclosure of a
California property until after a substitution has been recorded. When the “notice of default” is
recorded first it may carry the name of the trustee of record or the name of the new trustee. If the
“Notice of default” is recorded in the name of the trustee of record that trustee will have no
knowledge of the foreclosure and the power duties and authority of the trustee will actually be
exercised by a trustee not yet of record. If the “notice of default names the new trustee that
trustee is acting without power because (under section 2934a of the California Civil code) it is
filing of the substitution of trustee” that provides authority to the new trustee. When a “substitute
trustee” is required in connection with a non-judicial foreclosure in California a servicer should
make sure that the trustee it uses have the “substitution of trustee” recorded before the ”notice of
default” is recorded. The two documents can be submitted for recordation on the same day, as
long as the trustee request that the “substitution of trustee” be recorded immediately before the
“notice of default” A recorded assignment of note and deed of trust vests in the assignee all of
the rights, interests of the beneficiary (Musgrave v. Renkin, 180 Cal. 785 [183 P. 145]) including
authority to exercise any power of sale given the beneficiary (Civ. Code, § 858) The power of
sale here derived from the instrument itself. (Civ. Code, § 2932; McDonald v. Smoke Creek Live
Stock, 209 Cal. 231).”
116 Plaintiff has alleged, however, “The defendant DEUTSCHE and defendant Western
violated FANNIE MAE RELEASE 98-06 in regard to non-judicial foreclosures in California by
its failure to record a substitution of trustee prior to filing the Notice of Default.”
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substitution of trustee must be recorded prior to the recordation of a default and that the Notice
of Default must not be prepared and recorded by a person or entity that was not the trustee of
record.
. . FANNIE MAE RELEASE 98-06 states in pertinent part: ‘When the ‘notice of default’ is
recorded first it may carry the name of the trustee of record or the new trustee. If the ‘notice of
default’ names the new trustee that trustee is acting without power because [under Section 2924a
of the California Civil Code] it is the filing of the ‘substitution of trustee’ that provides authority
to the new trustee.’” Based upon defendants’ alleged failure to comply with the Fannie Mae
release, plaintiff seeks cancellation of trustee’s deed upon sale. Providing the financial contracts
are legal, financial contracts covenants in general supersede other local requirements as set out in
both the California constitution and the constitution of the United States. Ex post facto meddling
with existing financial contracts is a triable offence. Page 13 paragraphs 24 of the deed of trust
under Substitution of trustee the language clearly states that the lender may appoint a successor
trustee the paragraph does not state that a successors, assignees, or nominees may appoint a
successor trustee. In addition, it surely does not say the undocumented agent of the servicer with
an unrecorded unattached alleged power of attorney can substitute a trustee.
117 California civil Code 2924.5 further substantiates Plaintiffs note and Deed are the ruling
authority in this case.
118 California Civil Code section 2924.5 No clause in any deed of trust or mortgage on
property containing four or fewer residential units or on which four or fewer residential units are
to be constructed or in any obligation secured by any deed of trust or mortgage on property
containing four or fewer residential units or on which four or fewer residential units are to be
constructed that provides for the acceleration of the due date of the obligation upon the sale,
conveyance, alienation, lease, succession, assignment or other transfer of the property subject to
the deed of trust or mortgage shall be valid “unless”(Emphasis added) the clause is set forth, in
its entirety in both the body of the deed of trust or mortgage and the promissory note or other
document evidencing the secured obligation. This section shall apply to all such deeds of trust,
mortgages, and obligations secured thereby executed on or after July 1, 197 again “” no
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clause in any mortgage or trust shall be valid “Unless the clause is set forth in its entirety in both
the Deed of trust or mortgage and the promissory note or other document evidencing a secured
obligation”.
119 As set forth in both plaintiffs Deed of trust and security instrument t as
required by California Civil Code section 2924.5 Defendants judicially noticed Exhibit 1 Rider
to promissory note and security instrument Events of default and remedies Exhibit 1 page 28 (in
pertinent) upon the occurrence of any event of default the note holder shall deliver unto trustee”.
Lender will execute or cause the trustee to execute a written notice of the occurrence of an event
of default and the lenders election to cause the property to be sold. Trustee shall cause this notice
to be recorded in each county in which any part of the property is located. Defendants judicially
noticed exhibit 1 Deed of Trust Page 13 section 22 paragraph 2 Lender invokes the power of
sale , lender shall execute or cause the trustee to execute a written notice of occurrence of an
event of default and of lenders election o cause the property to be sold trustee shall course the
notice of default to be recorded no where does is say an unnamed agent of an unrecorded
beneficiary or unknown holders of and unknown agent. The procedure is succinct and leaves no
room for interpretation.
120 This is an invalid substitution of trustee by the four corners interpretation of plaintiffs
Note and DOT even by the most liberal reading of Cal Civ Code 2934 would find the
substitution in this instant case to be invalid an invalid substitution of trustee in conjunction
with a void NOD and trustees sale is void. 121 The original Trustee DSL Service corporation (see deed of trust) Exhibit A of VFAC w
who was still the duly recorded trustee of record under the DOT when the notice of default was
recorded on February 21 2012 is unaware that a foreclosure has been initiated Deutsche and
Western claim that Plaintiffs’ first cause of action for quite title fails, as there has been no
foreclosure auction. Under Plaintiffs financial contracts” the deed trust and promissory note
dictate only the recorded lender beneficiary can substitute a trustee. Only the trustee of record
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can record a notice of default. There can be only one trustee of record that can record a notice of
default. There is only a lender or beneficiaries of record that can request the trustee to record a
notice of default on plaintiff’s deed of trust. Under the plaintiffs note and Deed of trust, only a
trustee of record or with a recorded interest can take action on plaintiff DOT. Only a trustee can
record a NOD “only a recorded Trustee can record a notice of default.” There is no mention of
unnamed agents legally taking action on plaintiff property rights, the parties to a mortgage
contact are responsible to adhering to the terms and covenants of the mortgage contract.
122 UCC and California civil codes gives guidelines for foreclosures for when contract are
obscure or incomplete but cannot override an existing legal contract between two parties.
Without a valid recorded interest, DBNTC and Western are strangers to these contacts and have
no legal standing to substitute a trustee or initiate a foreclosure.
123 California civil Code does not require a beneficiary to record its interest. One would
assume in a first in state it would be a matter of utmost importance and prudence and you would
not have to make it a requirement, but regardless, the four corners of plaintiff mortgage contract
Deed of trust and Note require a recorded interest to take action on plaintiffs note. Any trustee
under plaintiff’s contract would have had to have a recorded interest to become the trustee and
are contractually obligated to follow the mortgage contract and that requires recorded interest of
a substitute a trustee to take action on plaintiffs note. According to the four-corner
interpretation of plaintiffs DOT A trustee created by third parties to a pooling and service
agreement is not authorized to substitute the trustee, a loan servicer is not authorized to substitute
trustees. Only the lender beneficiary can substitute a new trustee. As spelled out in the four
corners of plaintiff Deed of Trust and promissory note that state
” The deed of trust: Section 24 “
124 The lender can appoint a successor trustee any trustee appointed hereunder by an
instrument executed and acknowledged by lender and recorded in the office of the recorder of
the county in which the property is located. The instrument shall contain the name of the original
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lender, trustee and borrower, the book and page where the security instrument is recorded and
the name and address of the successor trustee, with out conveyance of the property. The
successor trustee shall succeed to all the title power and duties conferred upon the trustee herein
and by applicable law. This procedure for substitution of trustee shall govern to the exclusion of
all other provisions for substitution
125 “This procedure for substitution of trustee shall govern to the exclusion of all other
provisions for substitution”
126 The Deed of Trust Section 22 relevant parts, provides,
“The lender invokes the power of sale, lender shall execute or cause the trustee to execute a
written notice of the occurrence of default, and trustee shall cause this notice to be recorded.
Rider to promissory not and security page two paragraph 3
Note Holder at its option may then or thereafter deliver to the trustee a written declaration of
default and demand to sell the property and shall cause to be filed for record a written notice of
default’s
127 The original trust deed naming Downey as lender beneficiary has been recorded
properly, and there has been no change of record to the Trust Deed. Under the terms of plaintiffs
note and deed of trust only the lender or beneficiary are authorized to take action on plaintiffs
note plaintiff alleges that defendants never obtained a valid assignment of the subject note and
deed of trust from the original lender.
128 Integrity of California’s record title system is also at stake because the validity of title for
subsequent purchasers is dependent on those that precede it.
129 Plaintiff alleges anomalies in the chronology of the foreclosure process that would appear
to render the notice of default "void," and not merely voidable: These allegations have been
confirmed by defendants' own request for judicial notice of the same documents plaintiff
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submitted as exhibits.1) The Deed of trust 2), Notice of Default 3) Notice of Sale 4) Substitution
of Trustee. (See defendants' Request for Judicial Notice, Exhibits 1,2,3,4, In addition,
defendants' request for judicial notice demonstrates that the duly recorded beneficiary, Lender
and trustee of the DOT on 2-21-20012 when NOD was recorded was Downey Savings and loan
whom defendants are not in privity or in agreement contractually or otherwise association with.
Further substantiations are made by Defendants claims that the documents are directly from the
Santa Clara County Recorders office. Western caused to have recorded a NOD on February 21
2012 with out authority. The notice of default was recorded by Western Progressive almost a full
month before Western effected and was appointed the foreclosure trustee (March 19 2012). And
three months before western was recorded as trustee June 13 2012. Recordation of a valid Notice
of Default is an indispensable condition precedent to any non-judicial foreclosure pursuant to
California Civil Code § 2924, et seq. Filing the notice of default is required under Civil Code §
2924, and the procedures requiring such filing are strictly construed. Miller v. Cote (1982) 127
Cal.App.3d 888, 894; Sweatt v. Foreclosure Co. (1985) 166 Cal.App.3d 273, 278; Wanger v.
EMC Mortgage Corporation (2002) 103 Cal.App.4th 1125. A foreclosure process predicated on
a statutorily defective notice of default is invalid as a matter of law. Miller v. Cote, supra, at 894
the alleged failure to comply with this statutory duty pleads negligence per se. See Evidence
Code § 669(a) (1). Additionally, whether a defendant has complied with a statutory mandate is a
question of fact that cannot be resolved on demurrer (see e.g., Daum v. SpineCare Medical
Group, Inc. (1997) 52 Cal.App.4th 1285, 1306 holding that the question whether a party has
complied with a statute is one of fact for the jury).
130 Plaintiff alleges a breach of contract by virtue of the statute’s implied incorporation of
certain statutes. See Nichols v. Greenpoint Mortg. Funding, Inc., 2008 WL 3891126 (C.D. Cal.
Aug. 19, 2008); Schulken v. Washington Mut. Bank, 2009 WL 4173525 (Nov. 19, 2009);
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Quintero Fam. Trust v. OneWest Bank, F.S.B., 2010 WL 392312 (S.D. Cal. Jan. 27, 2010). The
“expansion of liability” contemplated by the court in Berger is simply not present where, as here,
the express terms of the contract require compliance with all applicable statutes and regulations
prior to initiating a foreclosure. Indeed, such contract provision likely exists to preclude
Defendants from hiding behind the purported absence of a private right of action under code
provisions of the sort discussed supra. See Lincoln General Ins. Co. v. Access Claims Adm’rs,
Inc., 596 F. Supp. 2d 1351, 1367 (E.D. Cal. 2008) (rejecting argument that statute failed to create
private right of action on grounds that plaintiff “has not brought a cause of action under the
statute but rather alleges that the statute’s requirements were integrated into the contract and that,
by violating them, [defendant] breached the contract.”). The VFAC’s breach of contract claim is
on basis of violations section 2924 and that it imposes affirmative obligations upon mortgagees,
beneficiaries, and authorized agents prior to a non-judicial foreclosure. Failure to comply with
such obligations forms the gravamen of a cause of action for wrongful foreclosure, the code
provisions concern obligations that must be followed prior to the initiation of non-judicial
foreclosure proceedings against a borrower. See Cal. Civ. Code §§ 2924; see also Ortiz, 639 F.
Supp. 2d at 1166 (crediting argument that “the California legislature would not have enacted this
‘urgency’ legislation, intended to curb high foreclosure rates in the state, without any
accompanying enforcement mechanism.”). However, the Court notes that a cause of action based
on non-compliance with section 2924 is ordinarily pled as a cause of action to set aside trustee’s
sale as invalid, as section 2924 does not itself identify any statutory remedies. See, e.g., Gomez
v. Wachovia Mortg. Corp., 2010 WL 291817, at *5 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 19, 2010) (assessing cause
of action predicated on alleged violation of section 2924). Notwithstanding the accessibility of a
private right of action predicated on a violation of section 2924, the Plaintiff alleges violations of
section 2924., 2923.5 and section 2015.5 Plaintiff does allege that Defendants failed to comply
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with the express requirements in section 2924, including the requirement that a compliant notice
of default precede a non-judicial foreclosure.
The notice of default initiated d by An Entity Other Than the recorded Beneficiary, lender or
holder:, The NOD was recorded by an entity other than the recorded trustee
131 Further Plaintiff further asserts the substitution of trustee is void for its failure to comply
with plaintiffs loan contract requirements for the substitution of trustees, and notice of default,
when an unauthorized stranger to the deed of trust, with no effected or recorded interest in the
property recorded and Notice of default against plaintiff property and then proceeded to sell the
property after the defect was brought to their attention.. basis for an unlawful substitution of
trustee in direct conflict with the strict requirements for substitution of trustee and the
recordation of NOD at set forth in plaintiff DOT and NOTE render the notice of default and
trustee sale void. Pertinent points are found in defendants request for judicial notice exhibit 1
132 Defendants through their use of created documents IE: the substitution of trustee
looks good but do not meet the standards of proof required in a foreclosure. No Power of
attorney attached. Unite States V. Deutsche fraud -Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. LSI
& LSI Title LSI title fraud.
There are two entities involved with this case currently being sued for fraud this is a sign for
concern and in this instant case plaintiff alleges Deutsche is fraudulently claiming to hold title to
plaintiff note or to be the owner of the note.
Plaintiff specifically alleges that based on the fraudulent conduct of robo signers fraudulently
assuming authority the entity that initiated the foreclosure lacked the authority to proceeded with
the foreclosure
134 Plaintiff alleges a false and fraudulent assumption of authority in that a person without
authority signed the Substitution of trustee, claiming to be assigned a power of attorney. Plaintiff
alleges that this alleged power of attorney does not name this individual as an approved signer
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and furthermore the POA was not recorded with the substitution, or represented in any way.
Plaintiff believes and alleges this substitution of trustee document was manufacture and robo
signed. When one executes an instrument purported on its face to have authority to sign and does
not the signers is fraudulently assuming authority. The employee of the servicer that signed the
substitution of trustee has been employed with the servicer, as a contract supplier for five years
the POA thet is referenced is from 2005 in another individual name.
135 Plaintiff further alleges that the notary public signature on the document is a signed by
an individual other than the named notary. The signature is not the signature from the notary
public commission application or the notary signature card and does not match the notary stamp
and seal. From the documentation sent to Plaintiff alleges the document show that they were sent
from Westerns office in Atlanta GA to LSI title in Los Angels. Defenders would like the court to
believe the substitution of trustee in this instant case was notarized in Florida, at Western office,
and then the documents were sent to westerns Atlanta GA office where they were then forwarded
to LSI title in Los Angeles. LSI title is currently in A law suit with the FDIC for fraudulent mis-
representation. The transaction in this case the substitution of trustee sent to plaintiff came with a
work order to LSI “request for the recording of the substitution is a work order to send “the
documents. The document could have been sent from Florida directly to LSI CA to be recorded,
but went to Georgia. Plaintiff alleges the document is a rudimentary fabrication of combinations
of three documents cut and pasted together from records available from the Santa Clara County
recorders office Defendants were in such a hurry to illegally foreclose they didn’t even take the
time to make a convincible photo shop document. The foreclosure crisis has spanned four years
and the bank believes they can create and fabricate and bringing fraud against the people and the
courts with impunity all they need is an affidavit and all the illicit activity goes away. The
Twenty five billion dollar fine was a drop in the bucket compared to the trillions made from
inventor borrower and retaining possession of the property
136 Plaintiff argues, It is well established that the owner of property cannot be divested
thereof by a forged instrument.” Shurger v. Demmel, 148 Cal.App.2d 307, 309 (1957). A forged
instrument is wholly void. Trout v. Taylor, 220 Cal. 652, 656 (1934). Plaintiffs allege that an
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actual forgery on the substitution of trustee and that the assignment is void and the trustee’s sale
is void. Plaintiffs alleges and believes and states a claim that the instruments on which the
foreclosure is based are void the forgery is the stamp and signature of the notary the signature
fails to match the signature card application for notary commission Therefore, it is a void
foreclosure the foreclosure sale, which has been concluded, is void. exhibit 3
137 SUBSTITUTION OF TRUSTEE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS UNDER CALIFORNIA
LAW
(i) The Foreclosure laws in California must be STRICTLY FOLLOWED or the Foreclosure Sale
is Void. In Miller v. Cote, 179 Cal.Rptr. 753, (Ct of App. Fourth Dist. Div. 2 1982), the Court, in
calling the notice of default fatally defective stated: “The procedure for foreclosing on security
by a trustee’s sale pursuant to a deed of trust is set forth in Civil Code section 2924, et seq. The
statutory requirements must be strictly complied with, and a trustee’s sale based on a statutorily
deficient notice of default is invalid. (System Inv. Corp. v. Union Bank (1971) 21 Cal.App.3d
137, 152-153, 98 Cal.Rptr. 735; see California Mortgage and Deed of Trust Practice (Cont.Ed.
Bar 1979) s 6.40, p. 295; see also Bisno v. Sax (1959) 175 Cal.App.2d 714, 720, 346 P.2d. 138 2934a(1)(A) says “all beneficiaries” must execute the Substitution of Trustee (the
applicable California law when a lender seeks to substitute the trustee and pursue a foreclosure
sale), and the substitution of trustee document must be RECORDED to be effective, if not, the
resulting sale is VOID. (a) Only the beneficiary can substitute a Trustee under California Civil
Code Section 2934a(a)(1), and such document must be recorded: This section states: “(a) (1) The
trustee under a trust deed upon real property or an estate for years therein given to secure an
obligation to pay money and conferring no other duties upon the trustee than those which are
incidental to the exercise of the power of sale therein conferred, may be substituted by the
recording in the county in which the property is located of a substitution executed and
acknowledged by: (A) all of the beneficiaries under the trust deed, or their successors in
interest….” (Emphasis added). Thus, it is clear; there can be no valid non-judicial foreclosure
where the trustee under the original deed of trust is not properly substituted with a “recorded”
document. If the sale was wrongful, no rationale exists for overburdening the Plaintiff with a full
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debt tender where the sale has been a matter of paperwork rather than payment. Thus, this court
can impose the tender requirement on Plaintiff at judgment if the court deems it appropriate.
139 Plaintiffs argument is that DBNTC and Western sale of the subject property was
an is illegal because they were not the lender, beneficiary or authorized agents of the lender or
beneficiary, as required by the terms of appellants promissory note and deed of trust mortgage
contract
This is straight forward, the lender/beneficiary request the trustee to record the notice of default
again “the trustee at the request of the lender /beneficiary files the notice of default.
140 There are no legal avenues or opportunities for a notice of default to be recorded by an
unrecorded, unknown, stranger or an, unknown unrecorded an unassigned agent of unknown
unrecorded representing and unassigned beneficiary of plaintiff Note and DOT.
141 DBNTC does not claim to be a lender, a note holder or a beneficiary but an entity created
by a pooling and service agreement of which plaintiffs, Plaintiff note and deed are not legally a
party. A court cannot rewrite a contract and discard its procedural safeguards when ruling on a
motion to dismiss.
142 Plaintiff alleges that the subject notice of default is void, and not merely voidable, and
plaintiff thereby invokes a second recognized exception to the tender rule. And quiet title (See,
Lona, supra, 202 Cal.App.4th at 112; Dimock, supra, 81 Cal.App.4th at 878.Plaintiffs
specifically allege that based on the fraudulent conduct the entity that initiated the foreclosure
lacked the authority to precede with the foreclosure.
143 According to California case law, the so-called lender would lose the right to foreclose on
the security (real estate) if the obligation is unenforceable. Savings Bank v. Asbury (1897) 117 C
96, 48 P 1081; Trowbridge v. Love (1943) 58 CA 2d 746. As the theory goes, if the lender trying
to foreclose on a property cannot prove default by producing the original note and deed of trust
then they may not have the right to foreclose at all. Defendants have failed to make a persuasive
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argument why a deed of trust recorded by persons with no interest in the subject property should
not be deemed void (see, Cal. Civil code section 2924(a) (1) and 2924b subd (b)(4): dimock v.
Under California law , a substitution of trustee is valid in regards to a prior recorded notice of
default if the substitution is executed before the notice of default is executed The NOD was
recorded on February 21, 2012. The substitution of trustee was not executed until March 19,
2012, Since the NOD was recorded before the substitution of trustee was executed, and The
NOD was invalid. The notice of Trustee sale was invalid since it was recorded without a valid
NOD. The NTS was recorded on June 13, 2012 and set the date for the trustee sale July 7, 2012
Non Valid notice of default was recorded against Avenue because it was recorded prior to the
substitution of trustee. Accordingly, the notice of trustee sale for Ave was void and the trustee
sale of July 9, 2012.
144 The Civil code need not specify that the foreclosing party must posses the promissory
note because the terms of the mortgage contact spell out the process to be followed Cal civil
code e 2920(a) states that a mortgage is a contract A mortgage is a contract and under the
contract only the lender can make a decision to foreclose- regardless of who “initiates the
foreclosure they must be the owner of the note..
145 The comprehensive statutory framework established by Cal Civ. Cod 2924 to govern non
judicial foreclosure sales is intended to be exhaustive.
Moeller V. Lien (1994) 25 Cal. App. 4th822” moreover, the language of the statute is expressly
applicable on as between parties to a contract, DBNTC makes no claim that it is a party to a
contact with plaintiff.
Paragraph 16 of plaintiff Deed of Trust states, This Security instrument shall be governed by
federal law and the law of the jurisdiction in which the property is located. all rights and
obligations contained in this security instrument are subject to any requirements and limitations
of applicable law. Applicable law might explicitly or implicitly allows parties to agree by
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contract or it might be silent, but silence shall not be construed as prohibition against agreement
by contract. The contract consist of a promissory note and a security instrument that supports it,
in this case a deed of trust. These two instruments define the creation and termination of the
mortgage and in particular they determine the process of foreclosing on a mortgage.
Paragraph 22 of the Deed of trust empowers only the lender to initiate a foreclosure. “if the
lender invokes the power of sale , Lender shall execute or cause trustee to execute a written
notice of the occurrence of an event of default and the lender elects to cause the property to be
sold . DBNTC was never the lender and a trustee can not act without authority.
emerald properties(2000)81 Cal. App. 4th 868,876-877.)
Gomez v. countrywide home loans Inc. (2011) 192 Cal. App 4th 1149. is easily distinguishable
as MERs was named as the Beneficiary in the DOT.) Here defendants own request for judicial
notice confirms that the parties that initiated foreclosure proceedings DBNTC and Western did
so at a time when neither had an interest of any kind in the subject real property. The fact that
US BANK had Plaintiffs promissory note in January 21 2010 and has no assignment or alonge
attached, is evidence that the promissory note was not assigned or negotiated to DBNTC by the
closing date of HVMLT 2007-7 October 14, 2007. In addition, that DBNTC could not legally
accept the note into a trust that strictly prohibits acquiring assets after the closing date of the
trust. As evidenced by the certified true and exact copy of the original note. VFAC Exhibit H
The original Beneficiary never substituted another trustee to handle the foreclosure under a
Substitution of Trustee. Substitute trustees are typically firms that specializing in default
servicing and foreclosure processing. Where there is no successor Trustee, there can be no valid
non‐judicial foreclosure where the trustee under the original deed of trust is not properly
substituted with a “recorded” document prior to the notice of default 2934a (4) (b)
146 Substitution executed by An Entity Other Than the recorded Beneficiary, lender :, NOD
recorded by an entity other than the recorded trustee Substitution of Western was not executed
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by the Beneficiary of the loan. Therefore, the instrument is invalid unless it was signed with the
express authority of the Beneficiary, Specifically, the original lender.
147 A properly assigned beneficiary did not execute the Substitution of Trustee. Cal.Civ.
Code §2934a (a) (1) states that only the current Beneficiary of the loan has the authority to
execute a valid Substitution of Trustee. Therefore, a successor Trustee must be appointed by the
original Lender or a properly assigned Beneficiary. Western was not appointed by the original
lender or Beneficiary of the recorded Deed of Trust. Therefore western does not have the
authority to foreclose on the subject property or to execute the statutorily required notices. 2934a
(1) (A). Therefore essentially technically and as a matter of law Western was the duly appointed
trustee in possession purported to be in possession but p by the statute to make the declaration.
§2923.5 state that a notice of default "shall include a declaration from the mortgagee,
beneficiary, or authorized agent that it has contacted the borrower...Western never tried to
contact plaintiff
148 Under Plaintiff mortgage contract there are no authorized agents it is very
specific and succinct the lender or mortgage authorizes the trustee to file the notice, plaintiffs
mortgage contract I governing document.
149. Plaintiff alleges the Substitution of Trustee is important in California because all the
beneficiaries must sign the Substitution of Trustee OR >50% of the beneficiaries must sign the
Substitution of Trustee [in a securitized transaction], of which the servicer CANNOT sign.
Plaintiff alleges the servicer signed them (with power of attorney) this means the Substitution of
Trustee is ineffective (because the legislative INTENT was that the REAL beneficiaries would
sign). When there is an assignment of the deed of trust, the assignee is granted the authority
under California law to initiate the foreclosure process on behalf of the beneficiary and its
successors and assigns. See Civil Code §§’s 2924(a)(1)&(4) (where a power of sale is conferred
upon the mortgagee, trustee or any other person, the power shall not be exercised until the
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trustee, mortgagee, or beneficiary, or any of their authorized agents record a notice of default and
notice of sale. U
150 “Defendants’ reliance on Gomes is misguided. In Gomes, the California Court of Appeal
held that a plaintiff does not have a right to bring an action to determine a nominee’s
authorization to proceed with a non-judicial foreclosure on behalf of a note holder. 192 Cal. App.
4th at 1155. The nominee in Gomes was MERS. Id. at 1151. MER was nominee under the deed
of trust the beneficiary was not disputed Here, Plaintiff is not seeking such a determination.
Plaintiff alleges the defendants are strangers to the deed of trust
United States V. Deutsche fraud Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. LSI & LSI Title LSI
title fraud
There are two entities involved with this case currently being sued for fraud this is a sign for
concern in this instant case plaintiff alleges Deutsche is fraudulently claiming to hold title to
plaintiff note or to be the owner of the note.
Plaintiff specifically alleges that based on the fraudulent conduct of robo signers fraudulently
assuming authority the entity that initiated the foreclosure lacked the authority to proceeded with
the foreclosure
151 152 Plaintiff further alleges that the notary public signature on the document is a
signed by an individual other than the named notary. The signature is not the signature from the
notary public commission application or the notary signature card and does not match the notary
stamp and seal. From the documentation sent to Plaintiff alleges the document show that they
were sent from Westerns office in Atlanta GA to LSI title in Los Angels. Defenders would like
the court to believe the substitution of trustee in this instant case was notarized in Florida, at
Western office, then the documents were to sent to westerns Atlanta GA office where they were
then forwarded to LSI title in Los Angeles. LSI title is currently in a lawsuit with the FDIC for
fraudulent mis- representation. the substitution of trustee sent to plaintiff came with a work order
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to LSI. The request was for the recording of the substitution is a work order sent to LSI in
California, when they could have been sent from Florida to CA but instead were sent to Georgia
then to LSI Ca to be recorded. Plaintiff alleges the document is a rudimentary fabrication of
combinations of three documents cut and pasted together from records available from the Santa
Clara County recorders office. Defendants were in such a hurry to foreclose, that they did not
even take the time to make a convincible photo shop document. The foreclosure crisis has
spanned four years and banks believes they can create and fabricate and brig fraud against the
people nd the courts with impunity all they need is an affidavit and all the illicit activity goes
away Exibit 2
Conversion
157 Plaintiff argues DDNTC is representing the true undisclosed lender beneficiary by way of
a warehouse line of credit a prefunding account. As set forth in the HVMLT-2007-7
prospectuses report. Plaintiff alleges he is subject to undisclosed restriction and critical entities to
a legal contract undisclosed to plaintiff. Plaintiff was unaware of who he was dealing with and
therefore there was no meeting of the minds element critical for a legal binding contract. Plaintiff
alleges there was not valid contract or a true contract where plaintiff is the obligor. Plaintiff
argues if that DBNTC did fund plaintiffs loan and did not disclose themselves nor did they
incorporate the real terms of the payment to the plaintiff, under TILA and RESPA the loan
contact would be void is void for failure to disclose critical components of the contract. DNBTC
knew that they were funding loans but did not disclose it nor did they put forth the restriction that
would be involved once the loan was funded, either way the contract would be void.
158 Pre-Funding Account
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Exert from HVMLT-2007 prospectus If so specified in the related prospectus supplement,
the pooling and servicing agreement or other agreement may provide for the transfer by the
Sellers of additional mortgage loans to the related issuing entity after the Closing Date. The
additional mortgage loans will be required to conform to the requirements set forth in the related
pooling and servicing agreement or other agreement providing for the transfer, and will be
underwritten to the same standards as the mortgage loans initially included in the issuing entity
as described in the prospectus supplement. The transfer may be funded by the establishment of a
pre-funding account established with the trustee. If a pre-funding account is established, all or a
portion of the proceeds of the sale of one or more classes of securities of the related series will be
deposited in the account to be released as additional mortgage loans are transferred. A pre-
funding account will be required to be maintained as an Eligible Account, the amounts therein
may be required to be invested in Permitted Investments and the amount held therein shall at no
time exceed 50% of the proceeds of the offering of the related securities. The related pooling
and servicing agreement or other agreements providing for the transfer of additional
mortgage loans generally will provide that the transfers must be made within up to three
months (with respect to any series of certificates) or up to, but not in excess of, one year
(with respect to any series of notes) after the Closing Date, and that amounts set aside to fund
the transfers (whether in a pre-funding account or otherwise) and not so applied within the
required period of time will be deemed to be principal prepayments and applied in the manner set
forth in the prospectus supplement.Amendment http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826219/000114420407052883/v089298_424b5.htm 160 The pooling and servicing agreement may be amended by the depositor, the seller, the
master servicer, the securities administrator and the trustee, with the consent of the NIMS Insurer
but without the consent of the holders of the certificates, for any of the purposes set forth under
“Operative Agreements—Amendment” in the prospectus. In addition, the pooling and servicing
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agreement may be amended by the depositor, the seller, the master servicer, the securities
administrator and the trustee, with the consent of the NIMS Insurer and the holders of a majority
in interest of each class of affected certificates, for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or
changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the pooling and servicing
agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of any class of certificates.
However, in no event, may any amendment:
reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, distributions required to be made on any class of offered certificates without the consent of the holders of all the affected certificates; or
affect adversely in any material respect the interests of the holders of any class of offered certificates in a manner other than as described in the clause above, without the consent of the holders of that class evidencing percentage interests aggregating at least 66⅔%; or
reduce the aforesaid percentages of the aggregate outstanding class principal balances of the offered certificates, the holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the holders of all those certificates.
the amount on deposit in the pre-funding account on the closing date, the master servicer, with the prior written consent of the NIMS Insurer (which consent will not be reasonably withheld), will have the right to purchase all of the mortgage loans and REO properties remaining in the trust fund. We refer to the date on which this option may be exercised as the “optional termination date” of the trust fund.
It states NIMS insurer can purchase not the trustee.
161 This is the pooling and service prospectus for Harborview mortgage loan trust 2007-7. As
you can see does not allow any reduction in any manner with out the authorization from the
investors, as stated by US. Bank VFAC exhibit L it could be hundreds of investors that own a
portion of Plaintiff loan. Trying to get them all to agree Plaintiff believes it would be near
impossible. At any rate, it was not stipulated in plaintiff’s mortgage contract. This is all viewable
on the link below on the sec web site.
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Personal property is the subject of conversion if it is of a tangible nature or if it is tangible
evidence of title to intangible or real property, when an intangible obligation is represented by
the document, and is regarded as equivalent to the obligation. The property affected must be
some personal chattel and it has been decided that trover lies for title deeds and for a copy of a
record. Defendant, DBNTC exercised an illegal assumption of ownership over plaintiffs
promissory note when they restricted plaintiff right to seek relief from his loan servicer the
exercise of restriction over plaintiffs servicer was a dominion over his title.
162 It is well settled that an action based on implied-in-fact or quasi contract cannot lie
when there exist between to parties a valid contract covering the same subject matter. Where
defendant contract (PSA) interferes with plaintiff rights to apply and qualify for a loan
modification it is a tortuous interference.
163 Plaintiff’s allegations are Conversion of intangible rights of a negotiable instrument
merged with real property. This conversion involves restrictions and or a dominion placed over
plaintiffs’ interest in a negotiable instrument by DNBTC. Plaintiff alleges the that pooling and
service agreement for HVMLT 2007-7strictly prohibited plaintiff servicer from altering the
economics of plaintiff loan in any restricting plaintiff from qualifying for any financial assistance
in the way or forbearance , loan workout and or any modification of plaintiffs loan and strictly
forbid plaintiffs loan servicer from implementing a HAMP loan modification, as explicitly
detailed in the letter from plaintiff primary loan servicer in 2010 and an email from the SR.
0mbudman Specialist for the FDIC. Plaintiff was determined eligible. To qualify but DBNTC
forced restriction and dominion over plaintiff’s promissory note in their act of restricting
plaintiff’s loan servicer from modifying plaintiff’s note per a pooling and service agreement this
constituted a Conversion of intangible rights of a negotiable instrument merged with real
property. Plaintiff alleges the actions by DBNTC against plaintiff’s interest in his property
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prejudiced plaintiff exceedingly and in do so put plaintiff in jeopardy of loosing his home and to
allege an injury under section 17200…” (Rosenfeld v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (N.D.Cal.
2010) 732 F.Supp.2d 952, 973, citing Sullivan v. Wash. Mut. Bank, FA (N.D.Cal. 2009) 2009
WL 3458300; see also Rabb v. BNC Mortgage, Inc. (C.
Personal property is the subject of conversion if it is of a tangible nature or if it is tangible
evidence of title to intangible or real property, when an intangible obligation is represented by
the document, which is regarded as equivalent to the obligation. The property affected must be
some personal chattel and it has been decided that trover lies for title deeds and for a copy of a
record. Defendant, DBNTC exercised an illegal assumption of ownership over plaintiffs
promissory note when they restricted plaintiff right to seek relief from his loan servicer, and
restricted plaintiff loan servicer from performing in-house loan workouts or forbearance the
exercise of restriction over plaintiffs servicer was a unconscionable dominion over his title and
interest in plaintiffs personal property.
Plaintiff’s allegations are Conversion of intangible rights of a negotiable instrument merged with
real property. This conversion involves restrictions and or a dominion placed over plaintiffs’
interest in a negotiable instrument by DNBTC. DBNTC strictly prohibited plaintiff from loan
modifications, Forbid plaintiffs loan servicer from implementing a HAMP loan modification,
when he was deemed eligible. When DBNTC forced restriction and dominion over plaintiffs
promissory note in their act of restricting plaintiffs loan servicer from modifying plaintiffs loan it
constituted a Conversion of intangible rights of a negotiable instrument merged with real
property. Plaintiff alleges he was duly qualified and eligible for several different modification
and or forbearance programs offered by his loan servicer but DBNTC restricted plaintiff servicer
from implementing any of these modifications to plaintiff’s loan as evidence by
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Exhibit Judicially noticed exhibit C Stating from VP of Compliance US Bank US Bank the
primary servicer of plaintiffs loan is contractually precluded from modifying plaintiffs.. VFAC
Exhibit (L)
164 VP of Compliance US Bank Excerpt from letter “US Bank serviced your loan
pursuant to a servicing agreement that specifically prohibits the bank from modifying any terms
of your loan that would alter the economics of the loan.” VFAC page 27 paragraph 68 ln 7
165 VP of Compliance US Bank from US Bank” US Bank as well as the former Downey
Savings is contractually precluded from modifying your loan similarly Wells Fargo is not in a
position to provide a modification”. VFAC page 27 paragraph 68 ln 7
. 166 VP of Compliance US Bank : There are possibly hundreds of investors that own a
portion of the mortgage backed security, stated differently there is no one individual that owns
the rights to the note in its entirety””. End quote Exhibit (3)
167 Sr. Ombudsman Specialist for the FDIC “US Bank does not have the authority to modify
your loan, furthermore the pooling and service agreement (PSA) with substantiates the above.”
Exhibit (d) VFAC Page 4 paragraph 9 ln16
Plaintiff proffered three loan modification applications that took over two years, this is the norm,
and not the exception for what has become known as loan modification nightmare for millions of
Americans. Plaintiff believes PSA restriction are the primary reason President Obama’s HAMP
program failed. Investors unwittingly through their Trustees, PSA agreements and loan servicers
(owned and operated by banks) foreclosed on their assets, incurring further loses instead of
modifying loans and maintaining the cash stream and asset base by modifying loans. At this
time everyone is fully aware servicers and trustees have denied modifications and was told
investors would not modify each time over three years plaintiff applied for modification and or
in house forbearance programs offered by said servicer. Plaintiffs servicer asked defendant
DBNTC to agree to equity share and was also denied stating the investor won’t modify per the
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pooling and service agreement. A pooling and service agreements created DBNTC as trustee
and DBNTC enforces it on loan servicer as alleged in detail in Plaintiffs VFAC with supporting
emails from Sr. Ombudsman Specialist for the FDIC and corroborated in written letters to
plaintiff from VP of Compliance US Bank two individuals without question above reproach.
US BANK, Plaintiffs primary loan servicer stated in a written letter in pertinent that “a loan
modification is strictly prohibited by the servicing agreement.” See exhibits The Servicers’
collections procedures may affect the timing of collections on the mortgage loans
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/826219/000114420407052883/v089298_424b5.htm.
An excerpt for the HVMLT 2007-7 Prospectus
168 exert from The HVMLT-2007-7 prospectus report
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The servicer can modify any term of the mortgage loan as long as the servicer doesn’t change
any economics of the loan. , it state the servicer as long as the modification or rather
postponement is not martially adverse the servicer can delay the payments but can not change
the payments meaning the interest rate or balance can no be effected. IE no modification
Conversion personal property title document evidencing or creating interest in real property
169 Plaintiff alleges The promissory note has been illegally converted in to digital format
without plaintiff consent and this was done before there fore it was incapable of being negotiated
to DBNTC and impossible for DBNTC to have possession that would entitle DBNTC to enforce
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Plaintiff further alleges that the restriction put on the negotiable promissory not by defendant
pooling and service agreement and prospectus report would render the note non – negotiable.
Defendant cannot produce the original note and that Conversion of a Dead of Trust and
Promissory note representing real property into electronic format is not authorized is illegal
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and voids the note unless conversion into electronic format expressly agreed to in the contract
itself. Plaintiff third cause of action for conversion transmogrification of Plaintiffs promissory
note and deed of trust, plaintiff argues that the Note and the Deed of Trust have been rendered
void or there has been a transmogrification of the Note and Deed of Trust into something other
than a secured debt for which plaintiff deed of trust no longer secures. Plaintiff was aware his
mortgage could be sold one or more times as explained in the plaintiffs contact DOT. There is a
sale and then the notes is securitized , converted into electronic format and added restrictions
these are different action set apart you do not have to securitize a promissory note to sell a note
as authorized in plaintiffs mortgage contract the sale of the note is note predicated or contingent
on securitization its unauthorized action unto itself. There was no contractual disclosure or
contingency clause that plaintiff note could or would be securitized. The plaintiffs contract does
not authorize securitization had already sold plaintiffs mortgage into one or more securitization.
Plaintiff alleges DBNTC knew they had no standing and still restricted plaintiffs loan
modification options and with out negotiating the Note convert Plaintiff mortgage deed of trust
into an unauthorized security “to succeed, there must be a fantastic transformation of his Note (a
negotiable instrument) Plaintiffs alleges this is a fantastic transformation and plaintiffs DOT
became unsecured when plaintiffs DOT and Note were transmogrified was converted into an
equity participation interest of third-parties acquiring interests in the HVMLT 2007-7 Trust. See
US Banks explanation of ownership of Plaintiffs note. Stating” there are possibly hundreds of
investors that own a portion of your mortgage and there is no one individual that owns the right
to your note in its entirety Exhibits (D), (F.) For attorneys schooled in the Commercial Code and
transactions involving instruments, such a transformation is a grotesque distortion of the law. In
substantiation of the conversion transformation Plaintiff points to the Uniform Electronic
transaction Act (UETA) or the Federal Electronic signatures in global and national Commerce
act (E-Sign). The Provisions in E-sign are nearly identical to the equivalent provision in UETA,
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the most important difference between the two sections is that E-sign provision are more
narrowly drawn referring only to promissory notes secured by real property, where as UETA
provisions refer to promissory notes and documents without limitations . A transferable record
can only be created if the obligor expressly agrees to execute a negotiable instrument in
electronic form so the conversion of existing paper notes into electronic form is not authorized
by these statutes.. Plaintiff alleges anyone complying with the contractual obligation of plaintiffs
DEED and Note could not legally convert plaintiff’s financial documents into electronic format
with out plaintiffs expressed agreement. Plaintiff in this instant case has not expressly agreed to
execute their negotiable instrument into electronic format, or to state it differently the mortgage
was converted into a security and has changed the physical form as well as its contractual
logistics.
Defendant DBNTC has added restriction and enforced this restriction onto plaintiff’s loan
servicer service. Plaintiff was advised by the FDIC who was responsible for the liquidation of
Downey savings as set out in the email from the FDIC. Restriction placed on plaintiffs property
by the defends DBNTC’s pooling and service agreement. VFAC exhibits (E) (L) The altering of
or the contracting around of plaintiffs contract rights thereby altering the contractual
requirements and overall remedial logistics of plaintiff note to plaintiff detriment. The
restrictions imposed on plaintiffs intangible interest in a negotiable instrument merged with real
property. Transmogrification would be a more thorough classification of the wrongful action by
the defendants. The obligation was changed from a physical negotiable instrument with built in
options to qualify for modification and forbearance programs into an electronic based security
with unconscious able restrictions, These restriction were implemented by DBNTC without
plaintiffs consent or explicit consent for the documents and signatures to be securitized or
electronically formatted . The characteristics of the loan have been narrowed the term of the
contract have been changed without plaintiff approval or knowledge. Plaintiff asserts that the
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discourse of the contract has radically changed contractually. Restrictions the execution of said
note into electronic format and from a note to a security with out proper disclosure or plaintiffs
consent is a transmogrification of plaintiff Mortgage note a grotesque distortion of the law and
renders the transaction breached and Void. Under UCC-3106(a) our promise or order is
rendered conditional when the rights or obligation with respects to the promise or order are
stated in another writing IE” The HVNLT-2007-7 prospectus and pooling and service agreement
which adds numerous obligors to the transaction ion and further restriction , contrary to the
definition of a negotiable instrument,
unencumbered promise. UCC. § 3-106. UNCONDITIONAL PROMISE OR ORDER.
170 (a) Except as provided in this section, for the purposes of Section 3-104(a), a promise
or order is unconditional unless it states (i) an express condition to payment, (ii) that the promise
or order is subject to or governed by another writing, or (iii) that rights or obligations with
respect to the promise or order are stated in another writing. A reference to another writing does
not of itself make the promise or order conditional..
Plaintiff alleges the transmogrification, conversion of plaintiffs Deed of Trust as explained
above has rendered the Negotiable instrument non negotiable.. voide. The deed of trust is null
and void quite title is the remedy to that nullity
171 In assessing damages for the wrongful foreclosure, the Munger Court held: “Civil Code
Section 3333 provides that the measure of damages for a wrong other than breach of contract
will be an amount sufficient to compensate the plaintiff for all detriment, foreseeable or
otherwise, proximately occasioned by the defendant’s wrong.”
17 Plaintiff alleges damages resulting from Defendants’ restriction and dominion
placed on plaintiffs promissory note and by restricting his opportunity to obtain a loan
modification has cost plaintiff thousand of man hours, but also cost plaintiff hundreds of
thousand of dollars he would have realized over the life of the loan had he been given the
modification he was qualified and to which DBNTC restricted from plaintiffs options and for
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which DBNTC did not have the legal right to restrict. These injuries are monetary, but also may
result in the loss of Plaintiff’s property. Furthermore, these injuries are causally connected to
Defendants’ conduct.
TENDER
Plaintiff need not allege tender where they allege fraud with respect to defendants’’ asserted title
in the subject property. i
173 The cases known to counsel for Plaintiff which require tender are for maintaining
an action for irregularity in the procedure of a trustee’s sale. Here, Plaintiff alleges that the
foreclosure sale is VOID, not voidable. Additionally, California recognizes that: "Equity does
not wait upon precedent which exactly squares with the facts in controversy, but will assert itself
in those situations where right and justice would be defeated but for its intervention." Bisno v.
Sax (1959) 175 Cal. App. 2d 714, 728. Therefore, the tender rule does not apply.
174 Plaintiff alleges that Western Progressive Declaration by their own admissions had
acquired the Deed and Note on 2/21/12 see defendant judicial notice exhibit#3 last paragraphs.
According to California Civil code 2934a to make the NOD lawful and enforceable they were
required to record that interest before or concurrently with the recordation of the NOD. Western
in their rush to foreclose on Plaintiff did not record or effectuate their interest. There is a record
before the court that an illegal and defective notice of default was filed by the duly appointed
trustee before they recorded or affected their interest. The NOD is defective and therefore the
foreclosure sale is void, any other decision would be a conflict of law The substitution was
notarized As a matter of record the NOD was filed 2/21/12 before the substitution was
notarized 3/19 12 ands recorded 6/11/12
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175 If there is no valid recorded substitution of Trustee before the Notice of default is filed
then the resulting foreclosure is VOID, and there is no obligation under California law to “
tender” the loan balance to set aside the sale based on this technical violation and defendants
failure to strictly comply with 2934a(1)(A). Again, California courts have spoken loud and clear
on this issue. If a Substitution of Trustee is not valid, the resulting sale is VOID with no
requirement for “tender”. See Dimrock v. Emerald Properties, 81 Cal.App.4th 868, 878 (2000),
which held: “In particular, contrary to the defendants’ argument, he was not required to tender
any of the amounts due under the note” in order to attack a void trustee sale. The Court in
Dimrock further stated: “To avoid confusion and litigation, there cannot be at any given time
more than one person with the power to conduct a sale under a deed of trust” (emphasis added).
176 See also Pro Value Properties Quality Loan Service Corp., 170 Cal.App.4th 579 (2009).
Other California courts have also been willing to set aside foreclosure sales that violate the law
or otherwise have serious irregularities without the requirement of tender. In the case of
Whitman v. Translate Title Company, 165 Cal.App.3d 312, 211 Cal. Rptr. 582 (1985) the Court
dispensed with a tender requirement where a “substantial statutory right” was violated (the Trust
or’s one day right to extend the non-judicial foreclosure one business day pursuant to Cal. Civ.
Code Section 2924g(c)(1)) and thus the Court essentially treated the sale as “void” requiring no
tender. This is in line with the holding in the Little v. CFS Service Corp. 233 Cal.Rptr. 923,
(1987) which discussed the difference between “substantially defective sales” (which are VOID
and of no legal effect, - where no tender rule should apply), versus minor defects and
irregularity, which are “voidable” and where arguably the tender rule might apply). There, a
176 Notice of Sale defect was deemed substantial and prejudicial and thus the sale was
declared void even as to a bona fide purchaser for value. Here, failure to execute or record a
Substitution of Trustee, is a substantial defect and impacts a right afforded to borrowers to know
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who the trustee is that will sell their property at a foreclosure sale. As such, the sale is VOID and
not merely VOIDABLE, and no tender is required to seek to file a lawsuit to set aside the sale.
177 (DAMAGES: where a sale fails to strictly comply with 2934a (1)(A) the sale violates the
law and should be deemed an “illegal” sale under Munger v. Moore and all damages flowing
from the illegal sale may be properly recovered.
178 The landmark case in wrongful foreclosure is the case of Munger v. Moore, 89 Cal.Rptr.
323 (1970), in this case the Court held: “We are inclined however, to believe that with respect to
real property the Murphy case was articulating a rule that has been applied in other jurisdictions.
That rule is that a trustee or mortgagee may be liable to the Trustor or mortgagor for damages
sustained where there has been an illegal, fraudulent or willfully oppressive sale of property
under a power of sale contained in a mortgage or deed of trust.…..this rule of liability is also
applicable in California, we believe, upon the basic principle of tort liability declared in the Civil
Code that every person is bound by law not to injure the person or property of another or infringe
on any of his rights.” In assessing damages for the wrongful foreclosure, the Munger Court held:
179 The tender rule is not a defense, for two reasons. First, plaintiff is contesting the validity
of the underlying debt; to require plaintiff to tender the full amount of the underlying debt to the
defendants would be to require that plaintiff affirm the validity of the defendants' right to collect
that underlying debt. (See, Lona v. Citibank, N.A. (2011) 202 Cal.App.4th 89, 112-113.)
180 Plaintiff alleges the notice of default void not merely voidable; plaintiff thereby invokes a
second recognized exception to the tender rule. See lona Supra,202 Cal. App. 4th at 112:
Dimock, supra, 81 Cal.App.,4that 878 There is no dispute that the tender rule only applies if the
foreclosure sale was voidable , not void.
181 Plaintiff does not allege a cause of action ‘implicitly integrated’ with a irregular sale
where plaintiff would be obliged as the Trustor to allege and establish a valid tender.” Nor is
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plaintiff claiming that defendants are mortgagees, beneficiaries, lenders, bank or creditor where
an alleged tender would be applicable, or an alleged tender would be required. Plaintiff as stated
the defendants ARE STANGERS TO THE Note and DOT and their authority is not appearing in
any documents presented. Accordingly, because Plaintiff alleges improprieties with the validity
0f the defendant’s claims of ownership interest and standing and because the trustee sale has not
taken place yet, the Court should decline to require Plaintiff to make or allege an actual tender at
this time. Deutsche and western asserts 17 time in the first four pages of their demurrer to
plaintiffs VFAC that plaintiff entire VFAC should be dismissed due to Plaintiff’s failure to or
make an actual tender. Defendants rely on an apparent maxim in the context of foreclosures
known as the “tender rule,” that before an action can be brought against the lender or beneficiary
pursuant to which a borrower who has defaulted must first do equity himself before requesting
the Court to stop or set aside the foreclosure proceedings. First Plaintiff argues that DBNTC and
Western are neither and the foreclosure sale has illegally taken place. This is the gravamen of
their entire defense while they have failed have failed to fully address or understand any of the
contention argued in the VFAC. Plaintiff requested a delay in the foreclosure sale to try and
work out an equitable arrangement a modification an undertaking but was summarily dispatched
and told it was over. However, a review of the cases cited by Defendants indicates that the
California “tender rule” applies only where the plaintiff is trying to set aside a foreclosure sale
due to some irregularity.
Nguyen v. Calhoun, 105 Cal. App. 4th 428, 439 (2003) (plaintiff’s purchase of the subject
property before the sale took place);
Abdallah v. United Sav. Bank, 43 Cal. App. 4th 1101, 1109 (1996) (irregularity in the sale
procedure);
U.S. Cold Storage v. Great Western Sav. & Loan Ass’n, 165 Cal. App. 3d 1214, 1225 (1985)
(irregularity in the sale notice);
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Arnolds Mgmt. Corp. v. Eischen, 158 Cal. App. 3d 575, 578 (1984) (irregularity in the sale
notice);
Karlsen v. Am. Sav. & Loan Ass’n, 15 Cal. App. 3d 112, 118 (1971) (voidable sale under a deed
of trust) In the present case, however, the trustee’s sale has not occurred , and Defendants have
failed to cite to any case that would establish a similar bright-line rule requiring tender where the
plaintiff is merely attempting to prevent a trustee sale from proceeding. Moreover, it is well-
established that “an offer to pay debt may not be required where doing so would be inequitable.”
See Pantoja v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 640 F. Supp. 2d 1177, 1184 (N.D. Cal. 2009) The California Supreme Court has stated: holding that, where a party has the right to avoid a sale,
he is not bound to tender, any payment in redemption.
55 Whatever may be the correct rule, viewing the question generally, it is certainly not the
law that an offer to pay the debt must be made, where it would be inequitable to exact such offer
of the party trying to determine the validity of the sale. Under the circumstances disclosed by this
record, the defendant would be subjected to very evident injustice and hardship if the right to
attack the sale were made dependent upon an offer by debtor, to pay the whole debt Humboldt
Sav. Bank v. McCleverty, 161 Cal. 285, 291 (1911) If the sale was wrongful, no rationale exists
for overburdening the Plaintiff with a full debt tender where the sale has been a matter of
paperwork rather than payment. Thus, this court can impose the tender requirement on Plaintiff
at judgment if the court deems it appropriate.
182 The only case that is somewhat relevant is Meetz v. Mohr, 141 Cal. 667, 673 (1904),
where the California Supreme Court concluded that tender was required before a sale under a
trust deed could be enjoined, In the present case however, Plaintiff is not requesting an
injunction or TRO or an order enjoining the trustee’s sale. No assignment of their interest has
been forthcoming. In Sutter St. R.R. Co. v. Baum, 66 Cal. 44, 52, 53 [4 P. 916], it is stated that
such a tender was not necessary where the plaintiff cannot determine in advance of the suit the
amount due because of the need to base the ascertainment of the sum due on facts independent of
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the terms of the contract. The defendants, in this instant case, have added in an excess of fifty
thousand dollars in fees and the servicer. A correct statement does not match what the trustee
183 claims is due and the notice of default says there are trustee fees , interest and advances ,
late charges, foreclosure fees , and cost that become payable The defendants have not replied to
Plaintiffs request for an accounting as according to CCC 2945. The interest rate on this contract
Is miscalculated as plaintiff loan interest rate is base on the libor rating and we now the rates
have been manipulated costing homeowners and investor hundred of billion s of dollars the
service company has added over fifty thousand dollars in undocumented fees and refuses to give
plaintiff and accurate account ,because of the libor and
184 Plaintiff’s first cause of action is to quiet title. Defendants argue that because
plaintiff has failed to tender payment of what is owed on his loan, this cause of action
must fail. Plaintiff argues that he falls within recently recognized exceptions to the
tender rule. Lona v. Citibank, N.A. (2011) 202 Cal.App.4th 89, 112. Here, as in
Lona, plaintiff challenges the validity of the underlying debt.
185 Plaintiff need not allege tender where they allege fraud with respect to
defendants’’ asserted title in the subject property"Equity does not wait upon precedent which exactly squares with the facts in controversy, but will
assert itself in those situations where right and justice would be defeated but for its intervention."
Bisno v. Sax (1959) 175 Cal. App. 2d 714, 728. Therefore, the tender rule does not apply.
186 Plaintiff alleges there is no valid recorded substitution of Trustee
before the Notice of default was filed then the resulting foreclosure is VOID,
and there is no obligation under California law to “ tender” the loan balance
to set aside the sale based on this technical violation and defendants
failure to strictly comply with 2934a(1)(A). Again, California courts have
spoken loud and clear on this issue. If a Substitution of Trustee is not
valid, the resulting sale is VOID with no requirement for “tender”. See
Dimrock v. Emerald Properties, 81 Cal.App.4th 868, 878 (2000), D.Cal. 2009)
2009 WL 3045812.) Prejudicial to the Plaintiffs interest laintiff alleges
that the loan was not in default because the loan is not subject to a
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perfected lien.188 Plaintiff further asserts, the loan was not in
default because the loan is subject to a Pooling and service agreement that
agreement stipulates that the master servicer the primary servicer, the
servicer or sub-servicers is required to make the payments, if plaintiff
does not. Plaintiff argues this falls under the deed of trust “lenders
acceptance of payments from third party entities,” lenders acceptance of
third party entities applied to plaintiffs loan amount, therefore Plaintiff
is not in default and these payments in conjunction with certain credit
enhancement stipulated in the pooling and service agreement gives plaintiff a
pecuniary interest in the pooling and service agreement as it is his
signature and loan receiving the payments. VFAC exhibit (a) DOT page 4 section
2 lines 1-6
189 Application of payments or proceeds All payments accepted by applied by lender will be
applied to interest then principal VFAC exhibit (a) DOT page 4 section 2 lines 1-6
190 Furthermore plaintiff DOT substantiates this by adding Miscellaneous proceeds shall be
applied to the sums secured by this security instrument VFAC exhibit (a) DOT section 10
therefore plaintiff has a right to question standing based upon that agreement.
191 Plaintiffs further allege that he is not in default, by the four corners interpretation of their
mortgage contract. The deed of trust section 23 page 13 of the deed of trust, VFAC page 13,14
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192 Plaintiff argues that the purported irregularities and securitization restriction place on
plaintiff by defendant DBNTC, caused their inability to pay off the debt, and that multiple
entities claiming to be the rightful beneficiary or trustee caused confusion in the process.
193 Plaintiff alleges given the phrasing of the Note and DOT the original lender would have
refrained from foreclosure under the circumstanced presented and modified or refinances
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plaintiff’s loan rather to sell the house at current market value, suffer the cost of foreclosure only
adding additional losses to be incurred (75k average). The original lender was not under the
restriction of REMIC and a pooling and service agreement nor had the options of credit
enhancements and credit default swaps to undermine plaintiff ownership interest. The original
lender was not under oppressive dominion of servicers and trustees with agendas adverse to the
interest of the lender and borrower that would result in the unauthorized loss of the subject
promissory note.
194 DOT page 3 par 2 ln 2 modification of the note DOT Page 9 section 12 line 1
forbearance Page 9 section 12 line 2 modification Page 10 line 3 modify page 10 ln 5
Forbearance Modify
195 Technically adhering to plaintiff mortgage contract the loan is not in default. Page 10 of
plaintiffs DOT VFAC exibit (A)
196 Plaintiff alleges,” the initiation of foreclosure proceedings put the plaintiff’s interest in
his property sufficiently in jeopardy to allege an injury under section 17200…” (Rosenfeld v.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (N.D.Cal. 2010) 732 F.Supp.2d 952, 973, citing Sullivan v. Wash.
Mut. Bank, FA (N.D.Cal. 2009) 2009 WL 3458300; see also Rabb v. BNC Mortgage, Inc.
(C.D.Cal. 2009) 2009 WL 3045812.)
197 Plaintiff alleges DBNTC intermeddling with plaintiff financial document rights and
interest obstructed plaintiff ability to pay his part of the obligation but asserts the pooling and
service agreement also required the master service and the primary and sub servers to pay
plaintiffs debt in case plaintiff could not, this raises two issues one concerning the Fair debt
collection act if the servicer was collecting for defendants or themselves and why was plaintiffs
account not credited for these third party payments , this is plaintiff pecuniary relationship to this
agreement as it is plaintiff note receiving payments. The fact be known being according to the
pooling and service agreements stipulations Plaintiff is not in default.
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198 WHEREFORE, plaintiff prays judgment against defendant and each of them, as follows:
. For an order, compelling said Defendants and each of them, to transfer legal title and
possession of the subject property to Plaintiff herein;
. For a declaration and determination that Plaintiff is the rightful holder of title to the property
and that Defendant Herein, and each of them, be declared to have no estate, right, title or interest
in said property; For a judgment forever enjoining said defendants, and each of them, from
claiming any estate, right, title or interest in the subject property; For costs of suit herein
incurred; For such other and further relief as the court may deem proper.
199 Plaintiff alleges facts which literally construed support legal claims under statute and that
raise issues of law whether pled or not are applicable to undisputed alleged facts, and would
requests a leave to amend any cause of action the honorable court deem amendable
200 I, William J Cutlip Plaintiff in the above-entitled action. I have read the foregoing _and
know the contents thereof. The same is true of my own knowledge, except as to those matters,
which are therein alleged on information and belief, and as to those matters, I believe it to be
true.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration
was executed at San Jose, California
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Plaintiff did not sign up for the securitization of his mortgage. Plaintiff alleges DBNTC
does not have the note or is, not holder, owners, beneficiary, or lender of the note and did not
receive the debt in any manner but they have and continue the illegal obstruction of plaintiff
ability to correctly be appraised for a loan modification .The negating clauses in DBNTCs
PSA. And the influence and dominion over plaintiffs ability to control his property is against
plaintiff rights and interest in said property through the conversion of the intangible rights of
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plaintiff personal property “the negotiable instrument in this instant case” representing the debt
merged with plaintiff real property..
Plaintiff cannot comprehend or believe that defendant, after foreclosing on tens of
thousand of mortgages in the great state of California did not know they were acting illegally and
committed traible criminal offences.
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