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BANKUNITED,
non-successor in interest to [lawfully seized] BANKUNITED, FSB.,
purported plaintiff(s),
vs.
DISPOSED CASE NO.: 09-6016-CA
2. Here, Jennifer Franklin-Prescott was entitled to the dismissal of the prima facie frivolous
“BankUnited’s” standing.
3. Here, retired robo Judge Monaco had no jurisdiction to overturn the record 08/12/2010
disposition. On 02/18/2011, i.e. before said fraudulent hearing, Franklin-Prescott had filed
4. Here, no reasonable and fair judge and/or person in Monaco’s shoes could have possibly
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5. Here, rogue Judge Monaco abused his discretion when he perpetrated fraud on the
Court and “denied” Franklin-Prescott dismissal and the right to attend a hearing of her own
Motions.
6. Here, Franklin-Prescott was entitled to rely on the 08/12/2010 disposition record evidence
7. Furthermore here, no hearing ever took place at the recorded “09:00 court time”. Here,
Monaco was prohibited from overturning the disposition while the matter was under
appeal.
8. Because retired Judge D. R. Monaco is in the pocket of banks and/or lenders, Monaco kept
Franklin-Prescott away from the court and out of the courtroom on 02/22/2011. Here,
to appear in court for the hearing of her own Motions to Dismiss and Enjoin after the
08/12/2010 disposition.
9. Here, the judicial system was rigged so that Franklin-Prescott did not even have a chance to
be heard and/or be treated fairly. Monaco abused the “Judicial Automated Calendaring
10. The hearing had been amended and then cancelled, and JACS prohibited any 02/22/2010
from it.
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11. After the cancelled and unlawful “02/22/2011 hearing”, the disposition record evidence
12. Here, Monaco tampered with the disposition record evidence to prejudice Franklin-
Prescott and deliberately deprive her of the dismissal and/or disposition in her favor.
13. Because Monaco knew that the record disposition status and Rules prohibited any
hearing, Monaco had the disposition evidence removed after the illegal 02/22/2011 hearing.
14. Monaco knew and/or concealed Franklin-Prescott’s record affirmative defenses which had
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OBJECTIONS TO “02/22/2011 ORDER” AND ILLEGAL “02/22/2011 HEARING”
18. The prima facie unauthorized “02/22/11 hearing” had been “amended” on 02/08/2011 and
then cancelled on 02/21/2011:
19. The purported “02/22/2011 order” arose from an unlawful and previously cancelled hearing.
02/18/2011 NOTICE OF APPEAL AND 02/21/2011 CANCELLATION OF HEARING
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any more than the robo-signer at “BankUnited” and/or “Albertelli law”. One attorney
described the sham process and bias towards the bank:
“If the court finds for the defendant, the plaintiffs just re-file. The only way for the
caseload to get reduced is to give the case to the plaintiff. The entire process is
designed with that fraudulent result in mind.”
Here after disposition in favor of Franklin-Prescott, the court system has been rigged to
enable “BankUnited” to commit fraud all over again. Monaco had no authority to overturn
Judge Hayes’ disposition without any justification. Here after 08/12/2010, the motion to
dismiss had been moot. For financial gain, retired Judge Monaco “re-opened” the closed
door for the “plaintiff” so that “BankUnited” may continue to conceal its lack of note and
standing.
ROBO JUDGE MONACO CONCEALED PERVERSION OF LAW AND FACT
23. Here, “BankUnited” could not possibly obtain any termination of a purported equitable right
of redemption by court order, because no admissible evidence of debt, genuine instrument,
and/or promissory note was on file in this disposed case. Robo Judge Monaco knew and/or
concealed that “BankUnited’s” robo-signed sham affidavits were null and void.
OBJECTIONS TO HEARING BEFORE RETIRED JUDGE AFTER DISPOSITION
24. Here, Jennifer Franklin-Prescott had objected to the retired judge’s prejudice and rejection
of correspondence and pleadings evidencing said fraud on the Court.
25. Airlines understand the risks of retired old pilots. Similarly, courts should not “hire”
temporary judges who need the extra money to sign off on prima facie fraud and may lack
the necessary understanding of instruments that did not even exist when they were on the
bench.
PREJUDICE AGAINST PRESCOTT IN FAVOR OF BANK ON THE RECORD
26. Jennifer Franklin-Prescott contacted Court Administration, which advised her of an alleged
“Order” prejudicing Prescott.
RECORD PREJUDICE AGAINST FRANKLIN-PRESCOTT
27. Hon. Daniel R. Monaco, a retired “temporary” judge reportedly “denied” Franklin-
Prescott’s [moot] motion(s) in her absence and without any authority.
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NOTICE OF APPEAL & RESPONSE TO UNLAWFUL HEARING & TRIAL
28. Hereby, Jennifer Franklin-Prescott appeals from said alleged “02/22/2011 order” and
responds to the fraud on the Court and retired Judge Daniel R. Monaco.
In this disposed case, retired Monaco presided over said unauthorized and cancelled
02/22/2011 hearing in the excused absence of unavailable Franklin-Prescott and set an
unlawful “trial”. Here, Monaco knew and/or concealed that “BankUnited” had no standing
and/or real interest as conclusively evidenced by the file records.
Because of the devastating NZ earthquake, Franklin-Prescott attached the “order” as shown
on the Clerk’s Docket.
NOTICE OF ILLEGALITY OF “TRIAL SET” ON 02/22/11 & UNAVAILABILITY
29. Under the well-proven circumstances, retired Judge Monaco had no authority to “set trial
date for April 7, 2011” during said unlawful hearing. Here, Monaco deliberately deprived
J. Franklin-Prescott who was entitled to dismissal in this disposed wrongful foreclosure
action. Here, Monaco concealed that the filed evidence had conclusively proven
“BankUnited’s” lack of standing and any entitlement to any trial.
30. Because of the devastating New Zealand earthquake, Franklin-Prescott is unavailable.
Furthermore, Prescott fears further deliberate deprivations by retired robo Judge
Monaco, who presides over the notorious 20th Circuit “rocket docket”.
COURT DELIBERATELY DEPRIVED PRESCOTT OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
31. Franklin-Prescott had a fundamental Federal & Florida Constitutional right to attend any
hearing of her own motions to dismiss and enjoin. However, Monaco deprived Prescott of
said fundamental right to benefit “BankUnited”.
ERRONEOUS AND AMBIGUOUS HEARING DATES & TIMES
32. The Docket showed an erroneous “hearing” and/or ”court time” of 09:00 AM:
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While here the Clerk recorded said “09:00 Court Time”, Court Administration conflictingly
stated otherwise. No hearing took place at 9:00AM. This Court deceived homeowner
Franklin-Prescott about said
a. “Amended hearing”;
b. Cancellation of said amended 02/22/2010 hearing;
c. Vague and ambiguous “court times”.
UNAUTHORIZED “02/22/2011 HEARING” IN FAVOR OF “BANKUNITED”
33. For personal financial gain, retired Judge Daniel R. Monaco favored “BankUnited”. Here,
“temporary” Judge Monaco knew that no authentic note existed and that “BankUnited” had
no right to sue, schedule a hearing, and/or foreclose on Prescott. Foreclosure of any right of
redemption could only occur if there had been a contractual obligation. However here, no
admissible evidence of any genuine executed note existed on the record.
RETIRED ROBO JUDGE D. R. MONACO CONCEALED ILLEGALITY OF HEARING
34. Here, “rocket docket” Judge Monaco failed to take notice of the file evidence and
08/12/2010 disposition. Here, the judicial mission was not justice but speed and favors to
“BankUnited” at Prescott’s expense. Monaco’s “rocket docket” launders fraudulent banking
acts. Because banking crimes are so pervasive, Judges of the 20th Judicial feverishly rubber-
stamp the fraud away. Apparently in need of extra money, retired Judge Monaco presided over
said unauthorized and cancelled hearing and the “correction” of the 08/12/2010 disposition
record in the known absence of any note evidence.
D. R. MONACO KNEW THAT THE ALLEGED NOTE WAS NOT AUTHENTIC
35. Here, temporary Judge Monaco knew and/or concealed that Prescott had controverted the
authenticity of the purported note. Defendant Walter Prescott had not executed the alleged
note pursuant to the evidence on file. Here, Monaco knew that there had been no proper
execution, no notarial acknowledgment, no recording, and no contractual obligation.
36. Here no mortgage could possibly secure that which had been proven not to exist.
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20TH CIRCUIT “ROCKET DOCKET” - BEAT-THE-CLOCK JUDICIAL TRICKERY
37. The notorious 20th Judicial Circuit has heard up to 1,000 cases per day. Assuming an 8-hour
day, this equated to less than 30 seconds per case.
Here, Monaco’s “rocket docket” was devoid of due process and the rule of law. WHY and
HOW retired robo Judge Monaco was authorized to preside over the unauthorized and
cancelled 02/22/11 hearing and overturn Judge Hayes’ 08/12/2010 disposition could not be
explained by any reasonable person, judge or juror in Monaco’s shoes.
NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND PRESCOTT’S NOTICE OF UNAVAILABILITY
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39. Jennifer Franklin-Prescott, a United Kingdom citizen, has family, friends, and property in the
Pacific. A national emergency was declared after the devastating NZ earthquake.
Franklin-Prescott cannot leave because of said emergency and will therefore be unavailable.
Hereby, Franklin-Prescott gives again notice of her unavailability.
PRESCOTT FEARS FURTHER FRAUD, DEPRIVATIONS & SHAM PROCEEDINGS
40. After said unlawful “02/22/2011 hearing”, Prescott fears that Monaco may further extend
his prima facie bias and again deprive her of due process and fundamental rights to defend
against “BankUnited’s” fraud on the court.
41. Because here no reasonable person, juror or judge could possibly explain the record errors,
contradictions, and arbitrary acts in this disposed case, Franklin-Prescott cannot possibly
trust Judge Monaco, said Circuit, and said “rocket docket” sham proceedings.
NO FEBRUARY HEARING HAD APPEARED ON THE 02/18/2011 DOCKET
42. Here, the 02/18/2011 Docket had not shown any hearing and/or hearing date:
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BankUnited had also attached an "Adjustable Rate Rider" to the complaint, which however
also identified bankrupt “BankUnited, FSB” as the "lender."
RECORD PROOF OF LACK OF STANDING
45. Prior to the 08/12/2010 disposition, Jennifer Franklin-Prescott had proven BankUnited’s
lack of standing, answered, and filed a motion to dismiss.
BANKUNITED’S FAILURE TO STATE ANY CAUSE OF ACTION
46. This action was disposed, because BankUnited had failed to state any cause action.
ATTACHMENTS PROVED BANKUNITED’S LACK OF STANDING & CAUSE
47. On 08/12/2010, the action was disposed, because Franklin-Prescott had proven that none of
the attachments to the facially frivolous and insufficient complaint showed that BankUnited
actually held the note or mortgage, thus giving rise to the disposition and question as to
whether BankUnited actually ever had standing to foreclose on the mortgage.
BANKUNITED’S FALSE PRETENSES & FRAUD ON THE COURT
48. In this disposed action, BankUnited had falsely pretended:
“16. Plaintiff owns and holds the note and mortgage.” See COUNT II.
While here “BankUnited” had fraudulently alleged in its unverified complaint that it was the
holder and/or owner of the purported note and mortgage, the copy of the mortgage attached
to the complaint listed "BankUnited, FSB" as the "lender". No authentic note identifying
“BankUnited” was attached.
BANKUNITED’S EXHIBITS CONTRADICTED ITS ALLEGATIONS
49. When exhibits are attached to a complaint, the contents of the exhibits control over the
allegations of the complaint. See, e.g., Hunt Ridge at Tall Pines, Inc. v. Hall, 766 So. 2d 399,
401 (Fla. 2d DCA 2000) ("Where complaint allegations are contradicted by exhibits
attached to the complaint, the plain meaning of the exhibits control[s] and may be the basis
for a motion to dismiss."); see Blue Supply Corp. v. Novos Electro Mech., Inc., 990 So. 2d
1157, 1159 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008); Harry Pepper & Assocs., Inc. v. Lasseter, 247 So. 2d 736,
736-37 (Fla. 3d DCA 1971) (holding that when there is an inconsistency between the
allegations of material fact in a complaint and attachments to the complaint, the differing
allegations "have the effect of neutralizing each allegation as against the other, thus
rendering the pleading objectionable").
08/12/2010 DISPOSITION FOR LACK OF STANDING & FAILURE TO STATE CAUSE
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50. Because the exhibits to BankUnited's complaint conflicted with its allegations
concerning standing and the exhibits did not show that BankUnited had any standing to
foreclose the mortgage, BankUnited did not establish its entitlement to foreclose the
mortgage and/or sue as a matter of law. Accordingly, the action was disposed on 08/12/2010.
“BANKUNITED” WAS NEVER IDENTIFIED AND HAD NO RIGHTS TO ENFORCE
51. Moreover, while BankUnited filed the purportedly lost “original note” after the 08/12/2010
disposition, the non-authentic and non-executed note did not identify “BankUnited” as the
lender or holder. BankUnited also did not attach any assignment or any other evidence to
establish that it had purchased the note and mortgage. Further, BankUnited did not file any
supporting affidavits or deposition testimony to establish that it owns and holds the purported
note and mortgage. Accordingly, this Court disposed the action on 08/12/2010, because the
documents before it did not and could not possibly establish BankUnited's standing to
foreclose the purported note and mortgage.
BANKUINTED WAS NO “HOLDER” & HAD NO RIGHTS TO ENFORCE NOTE
52. A “holder” is defined as the person in possession if the instrument is payable to bearer or, in
the case of an instrument payable to an identified person, if the identified person is in
possession. “Mere ownership or possession of a note is insufficient to qualify an individual
as a ‘holder’.” See also Adams v. Madison Realty & Dev. Inc., 853 F.2d 163, 166 (3d Cir.
1988). Attainment of the status of “holder” depends on the negotiation of the instrument to
the transferee. The two elements required for negotiation, both of which were missing here,
were the transfer of possession of the alleged instrument to BankUnited (non- transferee),
and its indorsement by the holder.
BINDING PRECEDENT – BAC FUNDING CONSORTIUM, INC
53. The Second District confronted a similar situation in BAC Funding Consortium, Inc.
ISAOA/ATIMA v. Jean-Jacques, 28 So. 3d 936 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010), when the trial court had
granted the alleged assignee U.S. Bank's motion for summary judgment. That court reversed
because, inter alia, "[t]he incomplete, unsigned, and unauthenticated assignment attached as
an exhibit to U.S. Bank's response to BAC's motion to dismiss did not constitute admissible
evidence establishing U.S. Bank's standing to foreclose the note and mortgage." Id. at 939.
Said Appellate Court in BAC Funding Consortium, properly noted that U.S. Bank was
"required to prove that it validly held the note and mortgage it sought to foreclose." Id.
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RECORD LACK OF ANY ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE:
“BANKUNITED” WAS NOT ANY OWNER AND HAD NO RIGHT TO SUE PRESCOTT
54. In the instant case, the purported note was, e.g., not properly executed, not assigned, the
falsely pretended assignment not recorded, and the endorsement in blank was unsigned and
unauthenticated, creating genuine issues of material fact as to whether “BankUnited” was
ever the lawful owner and holder of the purported note and/or mortgage. As
in BAC Funding Consortium, here there were no supporting affidavits or deposition
testimony in the record to establish that “BankUnited” validly owned and held the improperly
executed note and mortgage, no evidence of an assignment to “BankUnited”, no proof of
purchase of the debt nor any other evidence of an effective transfer to “BankUnited”.
AUTOMATICALLY DISSOLVED “LIS PENDENS”
55. Here, the improper and unauthorized lis pendens was automatically dissolved upon the
disposition of foreclosure. See Rule 1.420(f), Fla. R. Civ. P. (2010). The validity of a notice
of lis pendens is one year from filing. § 48.23(2), Fla. Stat. (2010).
56. In this disposed action, the purported “plaintiff” sought to re-establish the missing note in
“COUNT I (Reestablishment of Lost Instruments)” of the complaint (see p. 2 of 8). Franklin-
Prescott had filed her answer(s) and motions to dismiss and proven plaintiff’s lack of
standing, which was one of the ultimate affirmative defenses. Here, the record reflected
that plaintiff could not possibly re-establish the note and that no authentic note could possibly
be proven under the Evidence Code.
FRAUD ON THE COURT & RECORD EVDENCE THEREOF
57. Here however, “plaintiff(s)”, BankUnited and BankUnited, FSB, fraudulently asserted:
“that all conditions to the institutions of this action have occurred, been performed or
excused …”
58. Prior to the 08/12/2010 disposition, plaintiff had failed to re-establish and could not have
possibly re-established the destroyed and/or lost note/mortgage. Here, the time and manner
of the loss/destruction had been uinknown. See UCC §§ 3-309; 3-305.
02/15/11 DOCKET SHOWED FRAUD EVIDENCE & DEMAND IN DISPOSED ACTION
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In this disposed action, Jennifer Franklin-Prescott was entitled to the dismissal of
“BankUnited’s” facially frivolous and insufficient complaint and/or action as conclusively
proven by the conclusive evidence on file.
Retired robo Judge Monaco presiding over said illegal and cancelled hearing without the
rule of law in the excused absence of Franklin-Prescott, capriciously overturning Judge
Hayes disposition, and “setting trial” in the well-proven absence of any “BankUnited”
standing was another unlawful “rocket docket” charade from which Franklin-Prescott is
appealing.
WHEREFORE Jennifer Franklin-Prescott respectfully demands
1. An Order declaring rogue robo Judge Monaco’s lack of jurisdiction to overturn and/or
remove the 08/12/2010 disposition record after Franklin-Prescott’s 02/18/2011 Notice of
Appeal;
2. An Order properly setting this Motion to Dismiss for hearing so that Franklin-Prescott can
attend without the illegal interference by rogue retired Judge Monaco;
3. Proper processing of this NOTICE OF APPEAL and/or INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL;
4. An Order declaring the “trial set” during said unlawful and cancelled “02/22/10 hearing” in
the excused absence of Franklin-Prescott unlawful for lack of due process and because
“BankUnited” had never been entitled to any action and trial for lack of standing and note in
this disposed case;
5. An Order declaring the “correction of the disposition record” unlawful and prejudicial at
Franklin-Prescott’s expense;
6. An Order enjoining retired robo Judge Monaco from any further deliberate deprivations
of Franklin-Prescott’s fundamental Federal and Florida Constitutional rights to own her
property without judicial fraud and fraud on the court;
7. An Order taking judicial notice of said binding precedent (BAC Funding) in support of the
record 08/12/2010 disposition;
8. An Order determining that the invalid lis pendens was not founded upon a duly recorded
authentic instrument therefore requiring a bond to prevent further irreparable harm following
the 08/12/2010 disposition;
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9. An Order declaring the purported “plaintiff” in this disposed action without any authority to
sue, foreclose, and/or demand any payment from Jennifer Franklin Prescott;
10. An Order declaring the cancelled “02/22/2011 hearing” unauthorized in this disposed
action;
11. An Order declaring “BankUnited’s” prima facie sham “motion(s)” and “affidavits”
unlawful in this previously disputed and disposed action;
12. An Order declaring the purported note and/or mortgage unenforceable;
13. An Order taking judicial notice of the prima facie unenforceability of the unrecorded,
un-assignable, and unpaid mortgage (unpaid mortgage taxes);
14. An Order declaring the purported “plaintiff” to be in violation of Fed.R.Civ.P. 1.510 in this
disposed and previously controverted action;
15. An Order declaring the purported 2009 “lis pendens” invalid on its face and taking judicial
notice of the nullity of the lis pendens and unenforceable mortgage and/or note;
16. An Order declaring said affidavits “hearsay” and lacking any legal and/or factual basis in
the absence of any authentic “note” and/or mortgage;
17. An Order taking judicial notice of the lack of any genuine “note”, “plaintiff’s” proven fraud
on the Court, opposition, opposition evidence, and case law as to this disposed case;
18. An Order prohibiting Counsel and/or Jason M. Tharokh, Esq., who did not file any notice
from appearing in this disposed action.
Respectfully,
/s/Jennifer Franklin-Prescott, BankUnited foreclosure fraud victim
ATTACHMENTS
UNLAWFUL “02/22/2011 ORDER” “S/MONACO”
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of this NOTICE OF APPEAL has been delivered to
“BankUnited”, “Albertelli Law”, P.O. Box 23028, Tampa, FL 33623, USA, the Clerk of Court,
Hon. Hugh D. Hayes, and retired Hon. Daniel R. Monaco, Courthouse, Naples, FL 34112, USA,
on February 25, 2011, Pacific Time.
Respectfully,
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/s/Jennifer Franklin Prescott, fraud victim
CC: Hon. Hugh D. Hayes (Disposition Judge),
Albertelli Law, Hon. Daniel R. Monaco, Karen (JA),
United States District Court, Clerk of Court,
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POLL COLLIER’S NEW FORECLOSURE HEARING PROCESS FAVORS BANKS, ATTORNEYS SAY
By LAURA LAYDEN
Published Sunday, June 20, 2010
NAPLES — Foreclosure attorneys who represent homeowners say recent changes in the way hearings
are scheduled in Collier County have given banks the upper hand.
They say they’ve had trouble getting hearings and that five-minute hearings on foreclosure cases appear
to now be reserved for banks’ motions for default and summary judgment.
When a bank gets a summary judgment, it has the right to take a house. At that point, a homeowner is
unlikely to get a second chance.
Mark Middlebrook, a senior deputy court administrator in Collier County, said, “We have not changed
anything regarding the scheduling of these hearings. That’s absolutely not true.”
Foreclosure hearings are scheduled through an automated calendaring system online called JACS. Users
in Collier County are warned to read the foreclosure rules carefully “due to recent changes.”
Under the rules for booking hearings, it says “only hearings for summary judgment and default may be
scheduled for the five-minute time slots. In parenthesis, it says: “Do not schedule other hearings in these
time slots.”
Foreclosure attorneys who represent homeowners say these rules only appear to apply in Collier and
they’ve never been enforced until recently.
“Somebody is speaking without understanding how the scheduling occurs,” Middlebrook said.
He said five-minute hearings still are available outside of an online calendaring system and that changes
are planned over the coming months that will significantly increase the amount of hearing time available for
foreclosure cases.
With money from a state grant, Collier County plans to increase hearings from one day a week to three by
August. In January, there will be hearings four days a week, Middlebrook said.
Defense attorneys likely haven’t been getting hearings because there’s such a backlog of cases and time
slots fill up so quickly, not because of any rule changes, Middlebrook said. There are about 9,000
unresolved foreclosure cases in the county and that’s why changes are planned in the future, he said.
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What happens when a bank gets a summary judgment? It gets the right to forfeit a house, when the
distressed homeowner is not likely to get a second chance.
The officials of the Court deny these allegations. According to Mark Middlebrook, a senior deputy
court administrator in Collier County, this is absolutely not true and they have not changed anything
regarding the scheduling of these hearings.
In the normal course, Foreclosure hearings are scheduled through an automated calendaring system
online, known as JACS. In Collier County, users are warned to read the foreclosure rules carefully
“due to recent changes”. But Middlebrook refutes that the changes have not been made yet.
The practice at Collier County is foreclosure cases that are contested by homeowners are generally
handled by magistrates. Foreclosure attorneys representing homeowners must get an order of referral
from a judge, to have their arguments heard by the concerned magistrate.
Attorneys on behalf of homeowners, handling foreclosure cases say that Banks are not required to do
the same for hearings on their motions for summary judgment, which gives them unfair time advantage.
With the result, where foreclosures might have taken a year or two in the past, the Attorneys allege
that they can happen now in less than six months.
What the rules are saying? The rules for booking foreclosure hearings say “only hearings for summary
judgment and default may be scheduled for the five-minute time slots”. In other words it says “Do not
schedule other hearings in these time slots”.
Naples foreclosure Attorneys, representing troubled homeowners, caught in the legal proceedings of
foreclosures, say that these rules only appear to apply in Collier County and they have never been
enforced until recently.
So the tussle continues and we will see more of it in the near future.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
BANKUNITED,
non-successor in interest to [lawfully seized] BANKUNITED, FSB.,
purported plaintiff(s),
CERTIFIED DELIVERIES
The Honorable Daniel R. Monaco
The Hon. Hugh D. Hayes, “Disposition Judge”
Circuit Court Judges, Twentieth Judicial Circuit
Judicial Assistants Karen / Jan
Collier County Government Complex
3301 Tamiami Trail East
Naples, Florida 34112
Phone: 239.774.8118; 239.252.8119;
Fax: 239.252.8870; 239.775.5538; 239.774.9654; 239-252-8020
Email: dmonaco@ca.cjis20.org, jmetcalfe@ca.cjis20.org, hhayes@ca.cjis20.org
RE:
CANCELLATION of unlawful hearing in disposed wrongful foreclosure case 09-6016-CA
“BANKUNITED” v. FRANKLIN-PRESCOTT, JENNIFER
DISPOSED CASE NO. 09-6016-CA; DISPOSITION JUDGE HAYES, HUGH D.
UNAUTHORIZED “02/22/11 HEARING” [AMENDED TO 02/14/11 & CANCELLED]
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