Free Motion to Dismiss - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT COURT OF DELAWARE JOSE TREVINO and LORRY S. TREVINO, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. MERSCORP, INC. and MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., CITIGROUP, INC., COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, FANNIE MAE, FREDDIE MAC, GMAC-RFC HOLDING COMPANY, LLC d/b/a GMAC RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION, HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION, JPMORGAN CHASE & CO, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, and WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, Defendants. C.A. No. 07-568-***

DEFENDANTS MERSCORP INC.'S AND MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC'S MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS' AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT

Defendants MERSCORP, Inc. and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., through its undersigned counsel, hereby move to dismiss Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint (D.I. 10) pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The bases for this Motion are set forth in the accompanying Opening Brief in Support of Defendants MERSCORP, Inc.'s and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss. Attached is a proposed form of Order for the Court's consideration.

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CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP /s/ Kevin F. Brady Kevin F. Brady Jeremy D. Anderson CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP The Nemours Building 1007 N. Orange Street P.O. Box 2207 Wilmington, DE 19899 Attorneys for Defendants MERSCORP, Inc. and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

OF COUNSEL Robert M. Brochin Sean M. O'Neill MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 5300 Wachovia Financial Center 200 South Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33131-2339

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT COURT OF DELAWARE JOSE TREVINO and LORRY S. TREVINO, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. MERSCORP, INC. and MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., CITIGROUP, INC., COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, FANNIE MAE, FREDDIE MAC, GMAC-RFC HOLDING COMPANY, LLC d/b/a GMAC RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION, HSBC FINANCE CORPORATION, JPMORGAN CHASE & CO, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, and WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, Defendants. C.A. No. 07-568-***

ORDER After consideration of the respective positions of the parties, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED this _____ day of _______________, 2008, that Defendants MERSCORP, Inc.'s and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED, and that the Amended Complaint (D.I. 10) is hereby dismissed against Defendants MERSCORP, Inc. and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. in its entirety and with prejudice.

____________________________________ United States District Court Judge

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify on January 29, 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing Defendant MERS' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Class Action Complaint and Memorandum of Law with the Clerk of Court using CM/ECF which will send notification of such filing to the following: Carmella P. Keener Rosenthal, Monhait & Goddess, P.A. Mellon Bank Center, Suite 1401 P.O. Box 1070 919 Market Street Wilmington, DE 19899-1070 [email protected] Counsel for Plaintiff Jeffrey M. Norton, Esq. Admitted Pro Hac Vice Robert I. Harwood, Esq. HARWOOD FEFFER LLP 488 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 Tel: (212) 935-7400 Fax: (212) 753-3630 [email protected] [email protected] Of Counsel for Plaintiff Kenneth J. Nachbar Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP Chase Manhattan Centre, 18th Floor 1201 North Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899-1347 T: (302) 351-9294 F: (302) 658-3989 [email protected] Counsel for Defendant Citigroup Inc.

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Katharine V. Jackson Reed Smith LLP 1201 Market Street Suite 1500 Wilmington, DE 19801 T: (302) 778-7500 F: (302) 778-7575 [email protected] Counsel for Defendant GMAC-RFC Holding Company, LLC Stephen E. Herrmann Richards, Layton & Finger One Rodney Square P.O. Box 551 Wilmington, DE 19899 T: (302) 658-6541 F: (302) 651-7701 [email protected] Counsel for Defendant HSBC Finance Corporation David S. Eagle Kelly A. Green Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers 919 Market Street Suite 1000 Wilmington, DE 19801 T: (302) 426-1189 F: (302) 426-9193 [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Defendant JP Morgan Chase & Co. I further certify that a copy of the foregoing document and the notice of electronic filing was sent by [U.S. Mail] to the following non-CM/ECF participants: Matthew S. Chase, Esq. THE CHASE LAW FIRM, PC 8123 Delmar Boulevard University City, MO 63130-3729 Tel: (314) 726-4040 Fax: (314) 726-6543 [email protected] Of Counsel for Plaintiff

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Thomas Hefferon Scott Nardi Goodwin Procter 901 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 T: (202) 346-4000 F: (202)-346-4444 [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Defendants Washington Mutual Bank, Countrywide Financial Corporation, and Wells Fargo & Company Richard D. Kirk The Bayard Firm 222 Delaware Ave. Suite 900 P.O. Box 25130 Wilmington, DE 19899 T: (302) 655-5000 F: (302) 658-6395 [email protected] Counsel for Defendants Washington Mutual Bank, Countrywide Financial Corporation, and Wells Fargo & Company Lucia Nale Thomas V. Panoff Mayer, Brown 71 S. Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 T: (312) 706-0600 F: (312) 701-7711 [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Defendant Citigroup Inc. John Dorsey Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP The Brandywine Building 1000 West Street, 17th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 T: (302) 571-6600 F: (302) 571-1253 [email protected] Counsel for Defendant Fannie Mae

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William McKenna Jill Murch Foley & Lardner LLP 321 North Clark Suite 2800 Chicago, IL 60610 T: 312.832.4541 F: 312.832.4700 [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Defendant Fannie Mae David Baldwin Peter J. Walsh Jr. David E. Moore Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP Hercules Plaza 1313 North Market Street, 6th Floor Wilmington, DE 19801 T: (302) 984-6017 F: (302) 658-1192 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Defendant Freddie Mac Henry Reichner Reed Smith LLP 2500 One Liberty Place 1650 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 T: (215) 851-8100 F: (215) 851-1420 [email protected] Counsel for Defendant GMAC-RFC Holding Company, LLC

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Irene Freidel Bruce Allensworth K&LGates State Street Financial Center One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111-2950 T: (617) 951-9154 F: (617).261-3175 [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Defendant HSBC Finance Corporation LeAnn Pedersen Pope Danielle Szukala Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella 330 N. Wabash Avenue 22nd Floor Chicago, Illinois 60611 T: (312) 840-7013 F: (312) 840-7900 [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Defendant JP Morgan Chase & Co.

/s/ Kevin F. Brady Kevin F. Brady (No. 2248)