Archives by Tag ' due process '
The procedural motion missed by most lawyers is re-orienting the parties. Just because you are initially the plaintiff doesn’t mean you should stay that way. Once it is determined that the party seeking affirmative relief is seeking to sell your personal residence and that all you are doing is defending, they must become the plaintiff […]
Submitted by Charles Koppa The auctioneer represents the “beneficiary” in the sale.. If there is a “reserve amount minimum” (see below) the auctioneer actually bids up as agent for the unnamed beneficiary! The recipient “beneficial trust” is finally publically identified and documented by the Foreclosing Trustee in the recorded Trustees Deed Upon Sale. Try to find a […]
NON-JUDICIAL STATES: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FORECLOSURE AND SALE: FORECLOSURE is a judicial process herein the “lender” files a lawsuit seeking to (a) enforce the note and get a judgment in the amount owed to them (b) asking the court to order the sale of the property to satisfy the Judgment. If the sale price is […]
Editor’s Note: Due process requires that nobody be deprived of life, liberty or property without a judicial determination on the merits of claims against them. Non-judicial procedure runs a thin line that has not actually been tested constitutionally. Assuming it is valid by virtue of the “freedom of contract” doctrine, it still cannot be used […]
The outlook is bleak in terms of government providing for the common welfare and common defense. We have a coup d’etat that is a fait accomplit. The job is finished. Wall Street and the insurance companies are running the country. So it is up to us to go with the flow and have them wondering […]
FLORIDA GETS PECULIAR AGAIN: It was about 40 years ago that a decision out of a Florida court or a statute passed by the Florida legislature was taken to mean nothing in terms of precedent or national law. After that they passed many laws and created many court decisions that served as models for the […]
Start with GARFIELD’S GLOSSARY ABOVE: HERE IS ARE SOME OF THE RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE GLOSSARY AND TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS: Deed of Trust An instrument signed by a borrower, lender and trustee that conveys the legal title to real property as security for the repayment of a loan. The written instrument in place of mortgage in […]
Every state is different to some degree, which is why you can’t take this post to court with you and assume that you have the right legal information. Checking local laws, rules and practices is essential in any foreclosure defense, defense of eviction or making claims against the lenders, mortgage brokers and other parties before […]
Paulson’s announcement is really only a re-hash of prior “hope” and other plans. The important thing is that government and private sector are talking and starting to work together. We can only hope that they finally get down to business before the 30 day voluntary freeze is over and that the project, which is based […]


