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There are many well intentioned people and lawyers who go into court to contest foreclosure cases with the expectation that the foreclosure mill must prove ownership and status of the loan. In plain language they don’t need to prove that because of a legal fiction called a “legal presumption.” That is a shorthand way of […]
Legal presumptions are not meant to be used as a means for achieving an illegal or unjust result. But they do exactly that when apparently facially valid documents are left unchallenged. A successful challenge to the credibility of the source of documents initially filed in foreclosure will end the case in favor of the homeowner. […]
PRESUMPTIONS VERSUS FACTS The bottom line is that lawyers want to do the best possible job for their client and get the best possible result. They like winning. But sometimes they must protect clients against themselves. It’s true there are lazy lawyers out there who take money and don’t do the work. But most of […]
The entire securitization strategy is thus predicated upon the ability to convince a judge to presume facts, even if they are untrue. The pattern of misconduct revealed in the track record of the major banks could be used to undermine the legal presumptions and force the proof of the loan, purchase etc. BUT the major […]
Thursdays LIVE! Click in to the EAST COAST Neil Garfield Show Or call in at (347) 850-1260, 6pm Eastern Thursdays see https://livinglies.me/2018/10/17/if-it-is-their-case-then-they-must-prove-it/ Foreclosure defense essentially boils down to three major categories. Procedural errors, lack of standing and absence of an actual creditor. * Procedural errors involve improper notice, improper accounting, and inconsistent documents. * As for no creditor […]
Hawaii Supreme Court Restores Balance in Foreclosure Cases Now that courts are less fearful of triggering an economic meltdown, judges are returning to legal decisions instead of political ones. The Hawaii Supreme Court has taken a major step in that direction with a landmark ruling reaffirming long-standing civil procedure principles and giving homeowners a fairer […]
Sheila Bair (ex FDIC Chairwoman) has always understood. She was fired for understanding. It’s hard to understand that the TBTF banks were NOT speculating and never lost any money. Harder still to understand how they stole trillions of dollars from the US economy. And finally harder still to understand how “lenders” could cause a crash. […]
A client of our internet services store asked a simple question. He had asked the opposing side if they were a holder in due course. What he received was evasive and misleading and essentially never answered the question. Now what? Below is my answer to his question and what we will be discussing tonight on […]
Just the Facts, Ma’am! Thursdays LIVE! Click in to the The Neil Garfield Show Or call in at (347) 850-1260, 6pm Eastern Thursdays Charles Marshall, California attorney and Bill Paatalo, private investigator, discuss the implications of two Hawaii cases that are mirroring other decisions across the country. Hawaii Schranz Case Hawaii St. John Case The above links […]
While this case turned upon an inadequate foundation for introduction of “business records” into evidence, I think the real problem here for Keystone National Association was that they did not and never did own the loan — something revealed by the usual game of musical chairs that the banks use to confuse and obscure the […]


