U.S. Bank N.A. v. Glasgow

U.S. Bank N.A. v Glasgow 2024 NY Slip Op 34387(U) December 13, 2024 Supreme Court, Kings County Docket Number: Index No. 508105/2013 Judge: Derefim B. Neckles Cases posted with a "30000" identifier, i.e., 2013 NY Slip Op 30001(U), are republished from various New York State and local government sources, including the New York State Unified Court System's eCourts Service.

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FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 12/17/2024 11:50 AM INDEX NO. 508105/2013 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 203 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 12/17/2024

At·an IAS Term, Part FRP-2 of the Suprem~.- Courl.

Qf the St_afe: of New Y~rk, held_ ip. and for the. ·Co.urtty ofKing·s, at the Courthouse, at-160 Acµuns Street, Brooklyn,New Yo.rk,. 11.201 on the 13'!" day ofDecerriber, 2024.

PR:E'. SENT: HON.:DEREFIM.·B. NECKLES, · Acting Justi<.-e.. - - '"' -..: - ·- - .. - - .• :.. - - '" - ·- - - - - - -··- - - -·- - - - .. - - -:X u.s. BANK.NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONl NOT IN ITS.I~DIVIDUAL CAPAGJTY BUT'.S'Q~EL YA$ TRUSTEE FOR THE RMACTRUST, SERIES ·zo16-Cft, Plaintiff;• Ind~x No .. 508105/2013 FE~LLA GLASGOW; MNM -BROOKLYN TI'~:P$'.T, MORTGA.GEEL.ECTRON:IC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., DECISION ::,:.

ONE MORJ(JAG~ COMPANY, LLC, JANICE· ~ ~ ~ G"> TAYLOR,.CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CiTY OF c:::> (./) 'NEW YORK, NEW YORK.CITY PARKING rn c-> 1'g - c VlOLA:TIONS-BUREAU~ NEW YORK CITY .

ENVIORNlviENTAL CONTROL -BOARD, LETitIA ..J '~ fTl -i o -< HAY,LESLIE ' DUNCAN, ' • AND WAL TERDERERICK, ):> ("')

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The f~llowi'ng, e-filed papers read herein;· NYSCEF Doc Nos ..

Ord~F to Show Ca:use/Affidav.i ts (Affirmations) Annexed 164.;l 85, ·187 Opposition to Order to Show Cause 19}.;200 I Upon the · ·foregoing papers in th1.s proceecling, defend~nt MNM ,Br9oklyn Corp~r~tion C'MNM") ~crves by ordertp show ca4se-(uttdet mot, seq, 4)"for ail order .(1) vaca~~ng._ th~ judgr1ent of foreclosure and sale dated-September 3;. 2020., . (2) vacating the order··o f reference dated July 1, :2019, (3) vacating th~ March 4, 2024 order~substitutiJ1g

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Backgr.01,nd : On p~cember i9, ~Ollt plaintiff comm~ced. the ,i11s(ant acti.on to for~lose· a mortgage ·,;' encµm:berip.g.the.,'.stibject . pr9perty,~t .

370~ Av'enm~· Ff .in.Brooklyn (Elh~ck'.7-S'S.~'" . . .

Lot4°ll). Accor4ing:to:the·c~mplaint, ,defend~itt Fer:nelfa· Glasiow.def~ultedon the subject ·mortg;~g~- cqn Augu~t 19, 2008. The defendants w_er:e, si:!rved with, the. $Util~ons and complaint, but Glasgow w~s the or:ily defendant.to :me an :&rt~wer. On O.ct.ober 3~ 2<>14, plaintift)no_v~d (Qt sµ~nm;n1 JupgJrieQ.t..andfor ·_tlie appo._b1t_pieiltof;a r~fetee•JO compute the aniQUtit du,,;: an,d owf~g~ Defe,0.daiJ,t Glasgow .cross-nioved for -'an- orlier .denying·pfaintfits • I • .

motfoµ- or in the alternative, .allowing Glasgow Jo fUe a late answ~r,. By order- dated June 20~ 2017~ fhe-¢otj:rt 4enied be.th m.p~Jon.s, fi.nditl$;th~t_plaintiff failed _tq _prove;!thatt4e ,1304 i;l.Pti~s -ap.4 d~fault-_n()ti~~~'-·wer~ $ent, ~p.cl .MN¥ -w~ived juris~i¢tional defense~ -by 3:ppea,ing through counsel.piior to serv:in$·:the;cross:-motion.

: Tbis a:ction procee~ed. to. ·a :non..Juty -ip~ -on ·.October 30, ·zo_l.8. A verdict v,J~s. ret~ed i.Jl fa.vor .(if.pla:inti_ff' "by deciSion dated April 4·, ·20,I 9, ,in w,bi~h J.u~ge L_e.on Rucn~lsm~n found that p.lai11tiff (Wells>Fargo: Bank) ha$ e.stablisp.ed standili& ·:~s well as demo!)stl'.ated its stnot :compli~nce,,,,iitlt-the RPAPL, 130.4 rioti¢tf and th~ contractual notice pf..defa.tilt reguit~I.Ueril of tbe ,mortgage. Qn July 1, 2.0J9, the, court gr~uiJed. P.ht(rttiff's mo~i~n fot a defa',llt Judginent .~rtd an" ,ordet of ·refei•en¢e, Th~eafter~. hy order dated Septemb~r:3. 202Q,_-tl)e _oc,t,trt:;gra_nted pliµi'itift::s:.motipn for ajµdgtnent o:f"foreclq$1ire f,lii(J

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;sa.l~. ~efendanf appealed the .judgment' of foreclosure· and sale ·order, hut it was. affinned .by the Appellate Division-on..July l 9:- 2023. : On Marah 4,. 2024; fue. c('}urt :granted:p_lai.ntiff s motitgi 'to .substitute the teferee to .conduct. . -;· ·, .. the foreclosure - ' auction. · '. .. ]VlNM .how files the . .. . - . . . •·. instant order-to show cause to dismiss. . ., ~. :

·the·action.

-In s.u_pp·ort of its: ·motion, NINM·. through its attorney~ asserts_ that. the judgment of foreclpsure and sale is based upon fraud .. MNM alleges that the;re. are multip.I_e conflicijng ·copie~ .of the, .original not.e"_c:an4.at leastc-one·_ ofthose. not¢:ris fake·. lv.1N1vI.argu.ed,.-inter alia, base4:on these .grou.nds., -plain.tiff Jacks standing; and the judgmei;i.t of foredo:s1r1fe· and· sale must pe.·vacated-.

: As a matter oflaw, '.the judgment of fore~losure aµd s_al~ must be· .cqnsi4eted "fi_IJ;aL as• to ~11.qµestions at fssue betw~enJhe parties ·and conciudes. ~U matters of defense which 1-Vete pr 'ntight have been litigated in the foreclosure action.';· (Wells Fargo Bank N'.A. 'v..

Graziano, l-92',AD3d 1192, 1l92.,[2d Pept 2'021]_.).'When~ a p¥tY .has-had a:fu_ll and fai_r opporµ.mfry 10 ful~y litigate an issue; the Co.urf;.s d.ecision on thaUss.ue becomes the. law-.of the ·ca·se_pre~luding further litigation. (See Gent_ile v; Gett.tile, l72.AD3:d 6.88,. 69Q ·[2d_Dept ' '

2019]i)- : Her~~ arguments conc~ming plaintiffs .~tand.ing in.this action_h@,ve.·'l?e~n pre:vio4sly Htlg~~_d and det;i'de~.bO~h by 1:hi~·~ou:rt,·and the A,.pp.ellate Divi~ipn. Second Depaft.tbeh.t.: By or.det dated Jti!Y 19-, 20~3~Jhe· Appellate Division .affi'mi.ed.this eourt;s $.ept~mber·3, ..:,

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2020 decision, ·holding that the Supr¢me Courtpropt#y detennir-1ed that the plaintiff, ·Well~ f~rg9 :B;µu<, had standing tq:_c0111m~ric.e -the action and plaintiff had: established standing by.demonstrating that a ·copy of the .note, endorsed to the original lender,.was file4 with the Supreme Court, on-the date-this action was comm~nc.eq: :Ba~ed on th,e. ~bove foregc;,ing, .d~fend·ant MNM' s argument$- regardipg standing -~e .parred.'by -the.--c;loctrine· qf law of th.e case. In view of the toµrt' s detennin~:tio~. this c.ourt ,need .n ot reach defendant:' s- remaining1contentions.

A~.~or~ingly, it is . ORDERED t}iat defendant's order to ·sh~W cau·se is dertie~ irtali respects'.

IThis constitutes the decision and .order .o f the.court.

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