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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

November 27, 2013

Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Wrongful Foreclosure, Fraud, Quiet Title and Declaratory Relief Claims

By Ebube Okoli

The plaintiff in Cuddeback v. Bear Stearns Residential Mortg. Corp., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152989 (W.D. Wash. Sept. 10, 2013) brought claims against Bear Stearns, EMC, Wells Fargo (collectively, “Defendants”) for wrongful foreclosure, fraud, quiet title and declaratory relief pursuant to Washington law. The plaintiff also sought damages arising from violations of the Real Estate and Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”), 12 U.S.C. § 2607, and the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1641(g).

Defendants filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). The court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss as they found that plaintiff failed to state a claim for which relief could be granted.

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