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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
2 DIVISION OF SAN JOSE
5 ) Case No.:
SYLVIA JONES, )
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Plaintiff, ) CIVIL ACTION
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vs. )
8 MORTGAGEIT et. al.,; GMAC MORTGAGE)
LLC et. al., AND DEBRA ROSENSTIEN et.)
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al., )
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Defendant,
DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
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12 COMPLAINT
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Sylvia Jones (hereinafter “Plaintiff”) is the legal title holder and owner of the property located at
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1057 Delna Manor Ln, San Jose, California. In April 2006 Plaintiff obtained a first and second
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loan to purchase her property. The loans were obtained from MortgageIT Inc. (“ hereinafter
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MIT”) The loans financing was a 100% that consisted of a 80% first in the amount of
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$371,200 and a 20% second loan in the amount of $92,800. The total amount of credit extended
18 to Plaintiff from MIT was in the amount of $464,000. MIT transferred the servicing rights for
19 the first loan to GMAC Mortgage LLC (“hereinafter GMACM”) on July 14, 2006. The servicing
20 right for the second loan was transferred on July 3, 2006 to Select Portfolio Service (hereinafter
21 “SPS”). Upon information and belief, Plaintiff alleges that all the Defendant’s are responsible
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for the wrongful acts alleged herein and are responsible for the injuries and damages caused to
Plaintiff.
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JURISDICTION
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26 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1331 and 28 U.S.C. §1332 , this court has subject matter jurisdiction in
27 the form of a federal question and/or diversity jurisdiction. Plaintiff’s damages exceed the
2 Venue is appropriate in this court because all of the Defendant’s reside outside this district, and
3 a substantial amount of the acts and omissions giving rise to this lawsuit occurred in this district.
Defendant’s MIT, GMACM, and DEBRA ROSENSTIEN (“hereinafter ROSENSTEIN”)
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conducted and engaged in substantial, systematic, and continuous business activities herein
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California.
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INTRADISTRICT ASSIGNMENT
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9 This lawsuit should be assigned to the San Jose Division of this Court because a substantial part
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of the events or omissions which give rise to this lawsuit occurred in Santa Clara County.
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PARTIES
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13 Defendant, MORTGAGEIT INC. is a foreign corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the State of New York with its principal place of business being in State of New York,
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and regularly conducted, continues to conduct business, and at all times relevant hereto,
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regularly conducted business, in California.
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17 Defendant, GMAC MORTGAGE LLC is a foreign corporation organized and existing under
18 the laws of the State of Delaware with its principal place of business being in the State of
19 Delaware. GMACM conducted, continues to conduct, and at all times relevant hereto,
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Defendant, DEBRA ROSENSTEIN, is an authorized agent and employee for GMACM at their
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office located at 100 Witmer Road, Horsham, PA 19044 a foreign corporation which
23 conducts business, and at all times relevant hereto, regularly conducted business, in
24 California.
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26 Sylvia Jones is a homeowner who resides in San Jose, California and who’s property is located
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at 1057 Delna Manor Ln, San Jose, CA 95128
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3 FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff purchased her very first home in April of 2006. Plaintiff obtained 100%
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financing from MIT. MIT transferred the servicing rights to both Plaintiff’s loans shortly after
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the loan closed escrow. The first loan’s servicing rights were transferred to GMACM beginning
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on July 14, 2006. Servicing rights to the second loan was transferred to SPS on July 3, 2006.
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Plaintiff made all of her mortgage payments to the new servicers via cashier checks pursuant to
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the terms of the mortgage contract before the 15 day grace as stated on page three (3), item 7(A).
9 (see attached exhibit A)
10 Plaintiff intended to refinance her home after six (6) months of ownership so that she
11 could lower her interest rate and access the equity in her home. The Plaintiff began the refinance
12 process in October of 2006. Interstate Financial was Plaintiff’s employer and brokered the
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original loan to MIT.
Interstate Financial pulled Plaintiff’s credit report through Land America INFO1
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(“hereinafter INFO1”) on October 17, 2006. The credit report showed Plaintiff’s first loan,
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which was being serviced by GMACM, had not been reported to any of the credit reporting
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agencies (hereinafter “CRAs). However, SPS had reported the second loan which it was
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servicing.
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The credit report also showed that Plaintiff whose original credit score as of April 2006
19 was 683 had decreased to 622 – a drop of 61 points. Plaintiff had not incurred any additional
20 debt obligation from April through October which could have justified the 61 point drop in
21 Plaintiff’s credit score.
22 Plaintiff contacted INFO1 and spoke to Sandra and asked her to take a look at Plaintiff’s
23 credit report to try and determine the cause for the drastic drop in Plaintiff’s credit score. Sandra
stated to Plaintiff the reason that her credit score had dropped was because the first mortgage
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loan had not been reported to the CRAs. Sandra advised Plaintiff to contact the loan servicing
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company and ask them to report her payment history. Sandra assured Plaintiff that once they
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report her mortgage her credit score would increase well over 720.
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Plaintiff contacted GMACM on October 17, 2006 and spoke to a customer service
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representative named Zabby. Zabby insured Plaintiff that he would put a rush on her request to
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Settlement Procedure Act (hereinafter “RESPA”) GMACM did not have to report a mortgage
payment history with the CRAs until it had serviced the loan for a period of 60 days.
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He further explained that GMACM had only began servicing Plaintiffs’ loan on July 14,
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2006 and therefore it was not going to and not required to report her loan until November 2006.
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Plaintiff stated that if RESPA required a loan servicer to report the mortgage, after 60 days of
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servicing a loan then Plaintiff’s mortgage should have been reported in October 2006 if
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servicing started on July 14, 2006. Robert’s response was that RESPA and GMACM’s policy
16 requires that they report to the CRAs in November of 2006 and they would not report her
17 mortgage until then and he abruptly ended the conversation.
18 Plaintiff contacted the Department of Corporation and filed a complaint. Plaintiff also
19 sent three (3) qualified written request (hereinafter “QWR”) to GMACM asking specifically for
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the Defendant to report her mortgage payment history, so she could refinance her property.
GMACM never responded to Plaintiff’s three (3) QWR. Plaintiff received a letter from
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GMACM’s authorized agent, Debra Rosenstein (hereinafter “Rosenstein”). Her letter stated that
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it was GMACM’s policy to report Plaintiff’s mortgage in November to insure there would no
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errors and inaccurate information furnished to the CRAs. Shortly after receiving the letter from
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Rosenstein Plaintiff began getting harassing phone calls from GMACM stating that her
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mortgage payments were late. Plaintiff repeatedly explained to GMACM’s telephone
26 representative that she was current on her mortgage payments and requested that the employee
27 review her payment history and stop the harassing calls. The live calls stop, but then Plaintiff
28 began receiving systematic automated calls claiming she was late. Plaintiff again called
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could not charge a upfront late fee because the payoff demand instructions state that if the loan
closes after the 15th day of the month Plaintiff would be charged a daily per diem interest late fee
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up to the time the loan closes. Mrs. Perrucci requested GMACM send her amended title
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instructions with the unwarranted upfront late fee removed. GMACM refused to remove the late
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fee. Plaintiff had INFO1 verify her mortgage with GMACM and she also ordered a copy of her
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payment history from GMACM. Both of the requested documents indicated that the Plaintiff
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had been current with all of her payments as of date during the time which GMACM had
16 serviced her loan. Plaintiff learned after sending letters to the CRAs in November 2006 that
17 GMACM had still not reported her mortgage in November 2006. Plaintiff then sent GMACM a
18 complaint letter attaching the responses she had received from the CRAs. GMACM responded
19 by letter dated December 3,2006 that stated it had reported her mortgage in December. Plaintiff
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had her credit report pulled in December 2006 and learned that GMACM had reported to the
CRAs. She also learned that GMACM reported false, inaccurate, and misleading information to
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the CRAs. After GMACM’s December reporting to the CRAs Plaintiff’s credit score dropped to
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602. As a direct result of GMACM’s failure to timely report the Plaintiff’s excellent payment
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history in October of 2006 Plaintiff’s credit was seriously impaired. Whereas; from the time
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GMACM did not report to the time they finally did report the inaccurate mortgage payment
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history her credit score dropped a total of 81 points.
26 MIT contributed to the demise of the Plaintiff’s credit reputation and the delay in her
27 refinancing by transferring her loan to a new servicer “America’s servicing company” directly
28 after GMACM’s inaccurate reporting in December 2006. MIT’s action compounded with
14 1. The Defendants furnished inaccurate information to the three major credit reporting
15 agency as follows: Trans Union, Experian and Equifax (“ hereinafter CRA”).
16 Defendants knowingly submitted false and inaccurate information which did not
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reflect the Plaintiff’s true and factual mortgage credit history. Defendant’s knew or
should have known that their willful misrepresentation to the CRAs would have an
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adverse effect on Plaintiff’s credit rating, destroy her ability to obtain credit, and also
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would affect her ability to find gainful employment.
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21 2. Defendants knew or should have known the detrimental effects such false information
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being made available to the public would cause Plaintiff. Defendants presented Plaintiff
in a false light when they dissemination highly prejudicial, false, and inaccurate
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information in a public forum. Defendants actions were negligent, and their refusal to
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retract the lies they submitted to the CRAs show a callous indifference to the harm it
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caused Plaintiff to experience. Plaintiff already possesses clear and convincing
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evidence the Defendants knew the publication would create a false impression
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regarding Plaintiff’s mortgage history and cause her irreparable harm.
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omissions, and negligence.
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12 COUNT TWO
INTENTIONAL MISREPRESENTATION
13 (Against Defendant’s GMAC Mortgage and Debra Rosenstein)
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Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained
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in the General Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections
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and Causes of Action in this Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth
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herein.
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23 report Plaintiff’s mortgage history to the CRAs during the month of November 2006.
24 6. Plaintiff alleges Rosenstein knew that the representation was false when she made it
25 and that she made the representation recklessly and without regard for its truth.
26 7. Plaintiff alleges Rosenstein intended Plaintiff to rely on the November 2006 written
27 statement made by the defendant. Plaintiff did rely on Rosenstein’s written statement.
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COUNT THREE
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INTENTIONAL TORT OF CONCEALMENT AND DECEIT
6 (Against Defendant’s GMAC Mortgage and Debra Rosenstein)
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Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
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Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
9 Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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11 9. July 14, 2006 MIT and GMACM enter into a servicing contract which established a
12 fiduciary relationship between them. This contract, which upon information and belief,
13 was a pooling and servicing agreement, legally required GMAC to act at all times for
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the sole benefit and interests of MIT.
15 10. Defendants were obligated by law to inform the Plaintiff that they had submitted
16 negative credit information about her to CRAs. Although the Defendants did not report
17 Plaintiff’s excellent mortgage payment history to the CRAs in October 2006, nor did
18 they report it the following month. It was not until December 2006 that the Defendants
finally reported Jones payment history. The December report contained serious lies
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about the Plaintiff. Defendants’ December report stated: Plaintiff was having
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difficulties making her mortgage payments; and Plaintiff had such severe financial
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problems that she requested and agreed to enter into a forbearance agreement with the
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Defendant’s.
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11. Plaintiff states she had timely made all of her mortgage payments.
24 12. Plaintiff also states she never requested, authorized, nor contracted with Defendant for
25 a forbearance agreement.
26 13. By law the Defendants were required to notify Plaintiff if and when it submitted
27 negative credit information to CRAs. Defendants never notified Jones of their reporting
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11 COUNT FOUR
FALSE PROMISE
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(Against Defendant’s GMAC Mortgage and Debra Rosenstein)
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Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
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Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
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Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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17 16. Rosenstein made a promise to Plaintiff that GMAC would report Plaintiffs mortgage
18 history to the CRA’s in a letter dated November 16, 2006.
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17. Rosenstein knew this promise was of critical importance to Plaintiff. Plaintiff informed
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Rosenstein that she needed to refinance her home before the end of 2006 and that it was
21 imperative her credit history be reported to the CRAs immediately. Plaintiff explained
22 that this report would insure Plaintiff’s credit score increase high enough to refinance
23 her interest only mortgage into a lower interest rate and access her equity.
24 18. Defendants were made aware of the importance of keeping their promise to report
25 Plaintiff’s credit history. Defendants assured the Plaintiff that they would keep their
promise. Neither GMACM nor, its agent, Rosenstein, made good on their promise to
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the Plaintiff.
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19. Plaintiff believed and relied on the Defendants to keep their promise. Defendants
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failure to report Plaintiff’s mortgage payment history, cause her true credit history to
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COUNT FIVE
9 NEGLIGENT MISREPRESENTATION
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(Against Defendants GMAC Mortgage and Debra Rosenstein)
11 Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the
12 General Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of
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20. Defendant, Rosenstein, sent Plaintiff a letter in November of 2006 which she stated
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that Plaintiff’s mortgage history would be reported to the CRA’s. Contrary to
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Rosenstein written statement Plaintiff’s mortgage payment history was not reported to
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the CRAs in November 2006.
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21. Plaintiff alleges Rosenstein knew that GMACM would not send Plaintiff’s mortgage
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payment history to the CRAs as this would violate its fiduciary responsibility to MIT
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by assisting the Plaintiff in refinancing and becoming someone else’s customer.
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22. Plaintiff who was unaware, that GMACM, as the servicer of her mortgage, was
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obligated to protect the interests of its principle MIT.
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23. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants negligently misrepresented what actions it would take
24 regarding the reporting of Plaintiff’s mortgage payment history. To her detriment
25 Plaintiff relied on Defendants’ negligent misrepresentation and was harmed by
26 Defendants’ actions.
27 24. Defendants’ negligent misrepresentation was a substantial factor in causing harm to her
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COUNT SIX
6 VIOLATION OF THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT (15 USC§1681i)
(Against all Defendant’s)
7 Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
8 Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
9 Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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25. Plaintiff is a consumer within the meaning of 15 USC §1692a(3). A
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“consumer report” is a written, oral, or other communication of any information to a
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consumer reporting agency bearing on a consumer's credit worthiness, credit standing,
13 credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of
14 living which is used or expected to be used or collected in whole or in part for the
15 purpose of serving as a factor in establishing the consumer's eligibility for the
16 extension of credit and employment purposes.
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26. What constitutes a consumer report covers more than just credit information,
as indicated by the phrase "any information." Reports regarding driving records,
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criminal history, educational background, professional certifications, and similar
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matters also are considered consumer reports.
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27. A consumer reporting agency includes in its public reports more than credit
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history reporting as well as other credit worthy information. Private investigators and
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persons and agencies that perform employee background checks qualify as well.
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Requirement For Furnishers To Update Records:
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28. Defendant is a corporation who regularly furnishes information to the CRAs. Under
26 the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“hereinafter FCRA”), 15 USC §1681s-2. Furnishers
27 must change records, delete records, or permanently block reported information that is
28 found to be inaccurate or incomplete. Defendants violated 15 USC §1681 by refusing to
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31. Plaintiff sent the CRAs letters to check if the reporting promised was done as well as
requesting the CRAs to report her mortgage as a new account. Plaintiff received
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responses from the CRAs stating that the Defendants are subscribers and furnishers of
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information and that the Defendants had not reported Plaintiff’s mortgage history in
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November 2006.
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32. Plaintiff sent Defendants a certified letter of complaint dated November 30, 2006 and
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attached copies of the correspondences she received from the CRAs stating that
16 Defendant’s never submitted Plaintiff’s mortgage payment history in November 2006.
17 33. In December 2006 Defendant’s willfully and maliciously with the intent to further
18 harmed Plaintiff’s credit by manufacturing false information and reporting inaccurate
19 data to the CRAs. Defendants submitted the mortgage history payment report knowing
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it was nothing more the a composite of lies and other erroneous data.
34. For example, GMACM reported Plaintiff was struggling to make her mortgage
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payments and had requested and was granted a forbearance agreement. This
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information was categorically false.
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35. Instead of retracting and removing the inaccurate furnished in the December 2006
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report, GMACM elected to violate the law by failing to comply with the requirements
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imposed under FCRA, including but not limited to, failing to follow reasonable
26 procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information reported to the
27 CRA’s regarding Plaintiff’s mortgage history.
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score to deteriorate even further and resulted in the Plaintiff being unable to obtain
credit.
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38. Defendant’s transferred the servicing rights to Plaintiff’s loan to Americas Servicing
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Company in December 2006. Unbeknownst to the Plaintiff, after transferring the
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servicing right GMACM continued to report negative credit information about the
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Plaintiff’s to the CRAs.
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39. Defendant’s continued to harm Plaintiff by accessing her credit without her knowledge
16 and consent. Consumer law prohibits GMACM or any for that matter from accessing
17 Plaintiff’s credit report without her prior written consent. Even after GMACM was no
18 longer the servicing company for her loan it continued to illegally invaded Plaintiff’s
19 privacy by accessing her credit. The Defendant continued to harm Plaintiff’s credit
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reputation by continuously reporting negative and false information after it no longer
serviced her loan.
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40. Defendant’s are furnishers of credit information to the CRA’s and are required by law
23 to notify Plaintiff when negative information they have submitted to the CRAs has
24 been placed on Plaintiff’s credit report. In violation of consumer credit laws GMACM
25 reported false and inaccurate information concerning Plaintiff in December 2006 and
26 August 2008 and failed to notify Plaintiff that they had taken such action. Defendant’s
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action deprived Plaintiff of the opportunity to dispute the veracity of the information
submitted, object to its inclusion on her credit report, to take whatever actions
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41. The Fair Isaac credit scoring model is used in the credit reporting industry to generate
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a consumer credit scores based on information obtain about a consumer. Scores are
5 determined by different factors which are calculated as percentages. Defendant’s
6 negatively impacted Plaintiff’s credit score in the following areas: 35% for payment
7 history, 30% for Capacity, and 15% for length of credit history which when totaled and
8 accounts for 80% of Plaintiff’s credit score.
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42. As a result of Defendant’s violations of the FCRA, Plaintiff has been denied credit and
employment opportunities. Her personal and business reputations have been severely
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tarnished. Having been terrorized by the Defendants relentless campaign to deprive her
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of home and decimate her financial well being Plaintiff has experienced and continues
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to experience extreme anguish, panic attacks, emotional stress, depression, anxiety,
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fear, embarrassment, frustration, and humiliation. Plaintiff has also been hospitalized
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for acute chest pains . Defendants were a direct and proximate cause of harm to the
15 Plaintiff.
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18 COUNT SEVEN
VIOLATION OF THE TRUTH AND LENDING ACT
19 (“TILA”)
(Against all Defendant’s)
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Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
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Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
22 Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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Study Of Information Sharing: Federal statues require federal financial services and the FTC to study the
following: the purposes for which affiliate sharing information is used; the types of information shared with
27 affiliates; choices provided to consumers regarding control of sharing and the degree to which consumers use
options; if information is used for employment or hiring, or for general publication of such information; and the
28 information sharing practices that financial institutions and other creditors and users of consumer reports
employ for purposes of credit underwriting or evaluation
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only allowed to charge a daily interest late fee if the new loan closes after the 15th day of
the month and each day thereafter.
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46. Plaintiff signed her original loan documents in April 2006. The loan agreement
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stipulated that Plaintiff mortgage payment is due the first day of each month. The
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agreement also states that if the Plaintiff fails to pay her mortgage installment by the 15 th
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day of the month she becomes obligated to pay a 6% late fee after the 15th day of the
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grace period. Defendants erroneously accessed plaintiff’s account a late fee of $122.95
16 on November 6, 2006.
17 47. Denise Perricci, who is a title officer with Financial Title, made numerous phone
18 calls on the Plaintiff’s behalf requesting Defendants to send her amended title instructions
19 to remove the unauthorized late fee of $122.95. Defendants refused to send her amended
20 title instructions which would have allowed for the deletion of the unauthorized late
charge Plaintiff did not owe.
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48. As a result of Defendants violating TILA by refusing to correct its accounting error.
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Plaintiff became concerned as to the Defendants honesty and ability to correctly
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account for and administer her mortgage. Plaintiff was caused to suffer worry, fear,
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distress, frustration, and mental anguish and hospitalization for chest pains all to her
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damages in the amount to be determined by the jury. Defendant’s were a direct and
26 proximate cause of harm to Plaintiff .
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COUNT EIGHT
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VIOLATION OF RESPA
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50. Plaintiff sent GMAC mortgage LLC three certified qualified written request
(hereinafter “QWR”) dated November 20, 26, 30 of 2006 regarding its failure to report
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Plaintiff’s mortgage to the CRA’s after it had been the servicer for 60 days. Plaintiff’s
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QWRs asked the Defendant to report her mortgage and remove the wrongfully
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charged late fee from the payoff statement.
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51. GMAC mortgage violated 12 U.S.C.§2605 by not acknowledging receipt of Plaintiff’s
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written requests within 20 days as required by RESPA. GMAC also violated section 6
13 of RESPA when it failed to investigate issues raised in Plaintiff ‘s QWRs and provide
14 her with a written report within the 60 days as required by RESPA.
15 52. GMAC mortgage LLC was prohibited under RESPA from reporting any negative
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COUNT NINE
22 NEGLIGENT NONDISCLOSURE BY FIDUCIARY
(Against All Defendant’s )
23 Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
24 Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
25 Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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27 53. A fiduciary relationship existed between the Plaintiff and the Defendant’s that required
the highest good faith and the undivided service and loyalty. Defendant’s possessed
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9 COUNT TEN
NEGLIGENT INFLICTION OF EMOTION DISTRESS
10 (Against all Defendant’s)
Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
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Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
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Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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55. Defendant’s were all negligent in the handling and servicing of her loan. Defendant’s
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erroneously claimed Plaintiff failed to timely pay her mortgage. Defendants’ own
16 accounting records clearly shows that Plaintiff was not delinquent on her mortgage
17 obligation.
18 56. Instead of correcting its error and simply apologizing to the Plaintiff the Defendants
19 chose to compound their negligence by: 1) refusing to remove the late charge fee; 2)
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and ignoring Plaintiff’s request that her credit history be reported to the CRAs until she
officially filed a complaint with the Department of Corporation.
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57. In furnishing inaccurate information to the CRA’s a sharply cascading tier effect
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resulted which caused Plaintiff to be denied employment; defend against a wrongful
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and fraudulent foreclosure action, the needlessly filing for Chapter 7 and Chapter 13
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bankruptcy protection to avoid the unwarranted and illegal forfeiture of her home.
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58. The Defendant’s conduct was outrageous. Plaintiff has been and continues to be
26 terrorized by the Defendant’s complicity and duplicity in committing fraud, failure to
27 disclose material facts and deceptive actions. As a direct and proximate cause of
28 Defendant’s unwarranted acts. Plaintiff has suffered mental anguish, severe emotional
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COUNT ELEVEN
DEFENDANT’S ARE ESTOPPED FROM ASSERTING STATUE OF LIMITATIONS
11 DEFESNSE
(Against all Defendant’s)
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Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
13 Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
14 Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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16 60. In response to a settle demand in April of 2008. GMACM’s attorney advised Plaintiff
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she was not allowed to file her suit in the federal district court. Plaintiff relied on
Defendant’s advice and therefore did not timely exercise her right to file a lawsuit to
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protect her federal causes of actions.
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61. Plaintiff did not discover until after the statute of limitation had expired that the
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Defendant’s attorney had intentionally deceived her by advising her incorrectly about
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her legal right to proceed in federal district court.
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62. Plaintiff contends that the statute of limitation should be tolled because the Defendant’s
23 lawyer acted in bad faith when he misinformed Plaintiff, who is a lay person. Plaintiff
24 ask that the Court take under consideration that once plaintiff became aware of her
25 rights she expeditiously proceeded to file this instant action. Defendants’ behavior
26 which was unethical and unconscionable was direct and proximate cause of harm to
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the Plaintiff.
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COUNT TWEVELE
PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE
5 (Against Defendant MIT)
Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
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Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
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Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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63. The Defendant had a legal duty to conform to a standard duty of conduct as all other
10 lenders practicing in the same profession. The Defendant’s is a Mortgage Lender that
11 performs professional services for consumers.
12 64. The Defendant, MIT owed the Plaintiff the duty of reporting her mortgage history
13 to the CRAs after its agent GMACM failed to do so. Defendant’s transferred the
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servicing rights of Plaintiff’s first loan on July 14, 2006 to GMACM. as the owner and
holder of plaintiff note, MIT still was responsible and held control of Plaintiff’s
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mortgage and note. Defendant failed to conform to the standard duty of conduct that all
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other lenders practicing in the same profession adhere to when reporting residential
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mortgage history to the CRA’s after 60 days of servicing following the transfer of
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servicing rights.
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65. SPS formally known as (Fairbanks Capital Corporation) is a professional mortgage
20 servicing company that practices in the same profession and capacity as GMACM in
21 servicing residential loans that are transferred to them. MIT transferred the servicing
22 rights of Plaintiff’s second mortgage to SPS on July 3, 2006. Following 60 days of
23 servicing after the transfer of Plaintiff’s loan, SPS reported Plaintiff’s mortgage history
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11 COUNT THIRTEEN
BREACH OF CONTRACT
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(Against MIT)
13 Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
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Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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69. Plaintiff and Defendant’s entered into a mortgage contract on April 21, 2006. Plaintiff
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fulfilled her obligations pursuant to the mortgage contract. GMACM as servicer of the
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loan breached the mortgage agreement by charging the Plaintiff an unwarranted late
19 fee. MIT was the principle who had a duty to oversee the acts and omissions of its
20 servicing agent GMACM. MIT clearly stated that although the loan servicing rights had
21 been transferred to its agent GMACM, all the original terms of the mortgage contract
22 would remain the same.
23 70. GMACM breach the contract when it charged the Plaintiff a late fee before the
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expiration of the 15 day grace period. MIT allowed GMACM to breach the contract a
second time when it increased the principle amount of the loan from $371,200 to
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$373,317 and then report the increased amount to the CRA’s without notifying the
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Plaintiff that the terms of her contract had changed. Defendant’s also failed to
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accurately report Plaintiff’s payment history, did not notify the Plaintiff that it had
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submitted inaccurate and false information to the CRAs and refused to correct or
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COUNT FOURTEEN
9 BREACH OF THE IMPLIED COVENT OF GOOD FAITH AND FAIR DEALING
(Against MIT)
10 Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
11 Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
12 Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
13 72. The written contract between Plaintiff and MIT is subject to the principle of a Implied
Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing which is inherent in all contracts and loan
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agreements entered into in California. A lender has a duty to exercise discretion in
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good faith within the standard of fair dealings. (section 36:17,§1:6(the Implied
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Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing).
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73. The Defendant’s breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealings as
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follows: 1) November 2006 MIT allowed its agent GMACM to improperly charge
19 Plaintiff a late fee and then refused to remove the late fee after Plaintiff disputed the
20 charges; 2) MIT failed to monitor GMACM servicing practice who failed to report
21 Plaintiff’s mortgage history to the CRAs after 60 days of servicing 3) MIT allowed its
22 agent GMACM to change the terms of the contract by increasing the original loan
23 amount of $371,200 by $2117.00 as reported to the CRAs and by adding that amount
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to the back end of Plaintiffs loan amount increasing the loan amount to $373,317.
Plaintiff’s loan and contract agreement with MIT was not a for a pay option arm loan
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in which the interest only monthly payments are added to the back end of the loan to
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increased the principle loan amount. Plaintiff’s loan was a five (5) fixed interest only
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loan in which the principle loan would remain the same and fixed for the term of five
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proximate cause of harm to Plaintiff.
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COUNT FIFTEEN
12 VIOLATION OF THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE 17200
(Against all Defendant’s)
13 Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
14 Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
15 Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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76. The actions of the Defendants, which is described above constitutes an is incorporated
herein by reference, are unfair business and consumer practices that violates California
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Business and Professions Code §17200. which specifically states the above practices
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are prohibited.
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77. As a result of Defendants violating §17200, Plaintiff has suffered damage to her credit
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and suffered tremendously emotionally and physically distress. Plaintiff seeks all
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monetary relief to which she is entitled.
23 78. Further, Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief in the form of a permanent injunction
24 prohibiting GMACM or MIT from terrorizing and threatening the Plaintiff credit by
25 violating the California Consumer Protection Statutes. Defendant’s are the direct and
26 proximate of harm to Plaintiff. Plaintiff’s seeks all damages.
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COUNT SIXTEEN
3 VIOLATION OF CIVIL CODE 1750 LEGAL REMEDIES ACT
(Against all Defendant’s)
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Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
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Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
6 Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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8 79. The California Consumer Legal Remedies Act(“CLRA”) is set forth in Civil
9 Code§1750. The CLRA was promulgated to protect consumers from deceptive and
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dishonest practices by venders and providers of business services in California.
11 80. The conduct of GMACM as set forth herein violates §1770(A)(5)and(7). Defendant
12 represented it possessed the skills and knowledge necessary to service the Plaintiff
13 mortgage.
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81. GMACM’s policies and practice are substandard and do not meet the minimum
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industry standards of quality for servicing residential mortgages. GMACM’s policies
16 do not comply with the applicable State and Federal Statues governing mortgage
17 transfers and loan servicing. Nor does GMACM comply with state laws governing the
18 protection of consumer credit rights.
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82. Based on Defendant’s violation of the CLRA, Plaintiff has been damage and seeks all
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statutory damages provided under Civil Code§1780 including actual damages, punitive
21 damages and all other relief as the Court deems proper.
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83. Defendants ineptitude and negligence is particularly repugnant and egregious in that
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GMACM actions were fraudulent, oppressive, malicious, and was done with the intent
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to harm Plaintiff.
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84. Defendants actions cause Plaintiff significant harm affecting many aspects of her life.
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Defendants effectively ruined her credit, destroyed her reputation, caused her physical
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pain and suffering, and overwhelming mental anguish. Defendants prevented Plaintiff
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from refinancing her home in 2006 and cause her to lose thousands of dollars in equity.
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85. Plaintiff alleges that Defendant’s illegal actions, unethical behavior, and callous attitude
inflicted a tremendous amount of harm and hardship on Plaintiff. Defendants actions
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have gone beyond the pale and should be considered worthy of not only the award
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actual and compensatory damages, but, also punitive and exemplary damages.
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Defendant’s actions were the direct and proximate cause of harm to Plaintiff.
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FAILURE TO USE RESONABLE CARE
12 (Against all Defendant’s)
Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
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Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
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Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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86. Plaintiff contends she was harmed by MIT’s failure to use reasonable care when hiring
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a loan servicing company to administer her loan. MIT’s decision to employ GMACM
18 to service Plaintiff loan shows its lack of due diligence in investigating GMACM to
19 determine if GMACM was of good reputation, honest, experienced and skilled in
20 properly service mortgage loans.
21 87. Plaintiff contends that if MIT had conducted even the most very basic investigation of
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GMACM it would have discovered that hundreds, if not thousands, of consumer
complaints had been filed against GMACM for its negligent servicing practices.
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88. MIT had a fiduciary duty to act in good faith and to deal fairly with the Plaintiff, which
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included, not hiring a loan servicing company which had a dismal public record of
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mishandling and mistreating mortgagors. Plaintiff also alleges MIT failed to use
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reasonable care in carrying out it fiduciary duty when it hired an incompetent and inept
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servicing company as its agent and then failed to supervise and intervene when its agent
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conduct which was a substantial factor in causing harm to Plaintiff.
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COUNT EIGHTEEN
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DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER
13 (Against all Defendant’s)
Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
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Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
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Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
16 91. The Defendant’s engaged in furnishing the CRA’s with false and inaccurate statements
17 about Plaintiffs mortgage payment history knowing the information would be available
18 for public view. Defendant’s clearly understood that furnishing wrongful information
19 about Plaintiff’s mortgage history would be view as a negative reflection of Plaintiffs
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mortgage history.
92. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants knew or should have known that Plaintiff would be
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harmed by the publication of false and inaccurate information as such negligent
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behavior would effectively deny anyone accessing Plaintiff’s credit history a true and
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accurate depiction of Plaintiff financial history and current financial status.
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93. Plaintiff has in fact been harmed by Defendant negligence and has suffered harm to her
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property, business, profession and occupation causing her to suffer shame,
26 embarrassment, mortification and rejection by her friends and community. The
27 statements made by Defendant’s was a substantial factor in causing Plaintiff harm.
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3 COUNT NINETEEN
SPECIAL DOCTINE OF RES ISPA LOAUITUR
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(Against all Defendant’s)
5 Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
6 Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
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Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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94. Plaintiff’s harm ordinarily would not have happened unless someone was negligent.
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The non-reporting and then the inaccurate reporting to the CRA’s was the cause of
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great harm to the Plaintiff that was under the exclusive control of the MIT at the time
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of the negligent act.
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95. Plaintiff’s actions did not cause or contribute to the events that happened to Plaintiff.
13 The Defendant’s negligence was the cause-in-fact of the harm, as well as, the
14 proximate cause of the harm to Plaintiff.
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VIOLATION OF THE ROSENTHAL ACT
VIOLATION OT CAL. CIV. CODE SEC. 1788
18 (Against all Defendants)
Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
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Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
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Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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96. The Defendant’s violated California statues governing debt collection practices, the
23 Rosenthal Act and Cal. Civ. Code, section 1788. Defendant’s sent false
24 communication to financial title indicating that Plaintiff owed a late. Defendant’s did
25 not disclose on the November 2006 pay off demand sent to financial title the month
26 the late fee was owed, nor, did they ever send Plaintiff any collection letters
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demanding payment of the alleged late fee. The title officer “Denise Perrucci” notified
Defendant’s of error and requested they remove the erroneous late fee and send her
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3 97. Plaintiff ordered a supplemental credit report through Land America INFO1 credit to
4 verify Plaintiff’s mortgage history. Land America INFO1 verified Plaintiff’s mortgage
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with Defendant’s employee named “Manny”. Manny verified there were no late fees
on Plaintiffs account. Plaintiff also ordered a accounting of her payment history from
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Defendant. The accounting record verified that there were NO record of any late fees
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posted on the account. After Defendant’s were notified by the Department of
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Corporation of Plaintiff’s complaint of the erroneous late fee and warned about
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mishandling of her account, Plaintiff received hourly harassing phones calls from the
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Defendant daily stating her mortgage was late.
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98. The Rosenthal Act was enacted to prohibit debt collectors such as the Defendant’s from
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engaging in unfair deceptive acts or practices in the collection of a debt. The Act states
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that debt collectors must comply with Chapter 15 of the United States Code sections
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1692(b) -1692(j) and subject to the remedies prescribed in Chapter 15 of the United
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States Code sections 1692(k) and Cal. Civ. Code, section 1788.17. The statue prohibits
16 actions such as false communications, threats or harassment in the collection of a debt.
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99. Defendant’s conduct was a substantial factor in causing Plaintiff harm. Plaintiff
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suffered worry, fear, distress, mental anguish, frustration. Plaintiff is entitled to
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statutory and punitive damages in the amount to be determined by the jury. Plaintiff is
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entitled to attorney’s fees. Defendants actions and conduct were a direct and proximate
21 cause of harm to the Plaintiff.
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COUNT TWENTY-ONE
24 INDUCING BREACH OF CONTRACT
(Against Defendant GMACM)
25 Plaintiff re-alleges and reincorporates each and every allegation contained in the General
26 Allegations and all previous paragraphs of all previous sections and Causes of Action in this
27 Complaint, inclusive, as though fully set forth herein.
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4 101. GMACM intended to induce a breach of such contract between MIT and the
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Plaintiff. The contract was in fact breached by MIT. The acts and conduct of the
Defendant which induced the breach caused damage to the Plaintiff. Defendant’s
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action were a direct and proximate cause of harm to the Plaintiff.
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WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays for relief on all counts against all Defendant’s as
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(a) For all compensatory, consequential, special, actual, incidental, statutory and general
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damages according to proof at trial.
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14 (b) GMACM submission of a permanent letter of deletion to the CRAs which would instruct
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the CRAs to delete all reports made by GMACM from Plaintiff credit file as well as
remitting Plaintiff a copy of the deletion letter.
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17 (c) Permanent injunctive relief prohibiting GMACM from reporting inaccurate and negative
18 information to Plaintiffs credit report.
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(d) Post judgment and prejudgment interest as allowed by law.
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(e) For attorneys fees under Code of Civil Procedure §1021.5 and any other applicable
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statute and case law. All out of pocket attorneys fees incurred to date.
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