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Hearing Date and Time: November 7, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time)
Response Date and Time: October 23, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time)

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP


1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104
Telephone: (212) 468-8000
Facsimile: (212) 468-7900
Gary S. Lee
Norman S. Rosenbaum
Jordan A. Wishnew

Counsel for the Debtors and


Debtors in Possession

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT


SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

)
In re: ) Case No. 12-12020 (MG)
)
RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC, et al., ) Chapter 11
)
Debtors. ) Jointly Administered
)

NOTICE OF DEBTORS’ OBJECTION TO PROOFS OF CLAIM


FILED AGAINST RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC BY
(I) RUTH ASSORGI (CLAIM NO. 2580); (II) JOHN R. FOSTER AND
ELIZABETH FOSTER (CLAIM NO. 2581) AND (III) MARK MOODY AND
SHERRILL MOODY (CLAIM NO. 2583) PURSUANT TO SECTION 502(b) OF
THE BANKRUPTCY CODE AND BANKRUPTCY RULE 3007

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned have filed the attached Debtors’

Objection To Proofs Of Claim Filed Against Residential Capital, LLC By (I) Ruth

Assorgi (Claim No. 2580); (II) John R. Foster And Elizabeth Foster (Claim No. 2581)

And (III) Mark Moody And Sherrill Moody (Claim No. 2583) Pursuant To Section 502(b)

Of The Bankruptcy Code And Bankruptcy Rule 3007 (the “Objection”), which seeks to

alter your rights by disallowing and expunging your claim against the above-captioned

Debtors.

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PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a hearing on the Objection will take

place on November 7, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time) before the

Honorable Martin Glenn, at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District

of New York, Alexander Hamilton Custom House, One Bowling Green, New York, New

York 10004-1408, Room 501.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that objections, if any, to the Objection

must be made in writing, conform to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the

Local Bankruptcy Rules for the Southern District of New York, and the Notice, Case

Management, and Administrative Procedures approved by the Bankruptcy Court [Docket

No. 141], be filed electronically by registered users of the Bankruptcy Court’s electronic

case filing system, and be served, so as to be received no later than October 23, 2013 at

4:00 p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time), upon: (a) counsel for the Debtors, Morrison &

Foerster LLP, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104 (Attention: Gary S.

Lee, Norman S. Rosenbaum, and Jordan A. Wishnew); (b) counsel for the committee of

unsecured creditors (the “Committee”), Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, 1177

Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 (Attention: Kenneth Eckstein and

Douglas Mannal); (c) the Office of the United States Trustee for the Southern District of

New York, U.S. Federal Office Building, 201 Varick Street, Suite 1006, New York, NY

10014 (Attention: Tracy Hope Davis, Linda A. Riffkin, and Brian S. Masumoto); and

(d) special counsel for the Committee, SilvermanAcampora LLP, 100 Jericho Quadrangle,

Suite 300, Jericho, NY 11753 (Attention: Ronald J. Friedman).

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if you do not timely file and serve a

written response to the relief requested in the Objection, the Bankruptcy Court may deem

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any opposition waived, treat the Objection as conceded, and enter an order granting the

relief requested in the Objection without further notice or hearing.

Dated: September 20, 2013


New York, New York
/s/ Norman S. Rosenbaum
Gary S. Lee
Norman S. Rosenbaum
Jordan A. Wishnew
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104
Telephone: (212) 468-8000
Facsimile: (212) 468-7900

Counsel for the Debtors and


Debtors in Possession

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Hearing Date: November 7, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time)
Response Deadline: October 23, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time)

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP


1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104
Telephone: (212) 468-8000
Facsimile: (212) 468-7900
Gary S. Lee
Norman S. Rosenbaum
Melissa A. Hager
Erica J. Richards

Counsel for the Debtors and


Debtors in Possession

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT


SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

)
In re: ) Case No. 12-12020 (MG)
)
RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC, et al., ) Chapter 11
)
Debtors. ) Jointly Administered
)

DEBTORS’ OBJECTION TO PROOFS OF CLAIM FILED AGAINST


RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC BY (I) RUTH ASSORGI (CLAIM NO. 2580);
(II) JOHN R. FOSTER AND ELIZABETH FOSTER (CLAIM NO. 2581) AND
(III) MARK MOODY AND SHERRILL MOODY (CLAIM NO. 2583) PURSUANT TO
SECTION 502(b) OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE AND BANKRUPTCY RULE 3007

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

I. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT ....................................................................................... 2


II. JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND STATUTORY PREDICATE ...................................... 3
III. BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................... 3
A. General Chapter 11 Cases Background ................................................................. 3
B. Chapter 11 Proceedings Related To Claims .......................................................... 4
C. Litigation Involving Claimants .............................................................................. 6
1. The Putative Class Action .......................................................................... 6
2. The Assorgi Foreclosure Actions............................................................... 7
3. The Foster Foreclosure Actions ................................................................. 8
4. The Moody Foreclosure Actions ............................................................... 8
D. The Claims ............................................................................................................. 9
1. The Assorgi Claim ..................................................................................... 9
2. The Foster Claim...................................................................................... 10
3. The Moody Claim .................................................................................... 10
IV. RELIEF REQUESTED .................................................................................................... 11
V. BASIS FOR RELIEF ....................................................................................................... 11
A. The Claims Are Not Properly Asserted Against Debtor ResCap ........................ 13
B. The Debtors Have No Liability With Respect To The Claims ............................ 13
1. The Debtors Are Not Liable To Assorgi.................................................. 13
2. The Debtors Are Not Liable To The Fosters ........................................... 14
3. The Debtors Are Not Liable To The Moodys .......................................... 15
C. The Claims Are Not Supported By Sufficient Documentation ........................... 15
D. The Class Complaint Fails To State A Claim ...................................................... 17
1. The Class Complaint Fails To Satisfy Rule 8(a) ..................................... 18
2. The Class Complaint’s Fraud-Based Claims Fail To Satisfy Rule
9(b) ........................................................................................................... 20
E. Because The Putative Class Has Not Been Certified And Thus No
Authorized Class Agent Exists To File The Claims, The Claims Were
Filed Improperly And Should Be Disallowed ..................................................... 21
VI. NOTICE ........................................................................................................................... 24
VII. NO PRIOR REQUEST .................................................................................................... 24

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EXHIBITS:

Exhibit 1:
Exhibit 1-A: Assorgi Proof of Claim (Claim No. 2580)
Exhibit 1-B: Foster Proof of Claim (Claim No. 2581)
Exhibit 1-C: Moody Proof of Claim (Claim No. 2583)

Exhibit 2: Proposed Order

Exhibit 3: Delehey Declaration

Exhibit 4: Rosenbaum Declaration

Exhibit 5: Nosek Declaration

Exhibit 6: Request Letters

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES

Page(s)
CASES

Ascroft v. Iqbal,
556 U.S. 662 (2009) .................................................................................................................18

Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly,


550 U.S. 544 (2007) .................................................................................................................18

Feinberg v. Bank of N.Y. (In re Feinberg),


442 B.R. 215 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2010) .....................................................................................12

Foreman v. Salazano (In re Norvergence, Inc.),


405 B.R. 709 (Bankr. D.N.J. 2009) ...................................................................................19, 20

In re Adelphia Commc’ns Corp.,


Case No. 02-41729 (REG), 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 660 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Feb. 20, 2007) ........11

In re Allegheny Int’l, Inc.,


954 F.2d 167 (3d Cir. 1992).....................................................................................................11

In re Chateaugay Corp.,
104 B.R. 626 (S.D.N.Y. 1989).................................................................................................22

In re DePugh,
409 B.R. 125 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2009) ....................................................................................16

In re DJK Residential LLC,


416 B.R. 100 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2009) .....................................................................................17

In re Ephedra Prods. Liability Litig.,


329 B.R. 1 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) .....................................................................................................22

In re Hight,
393 B.R. 484 (Bankr.S.D.Tex.2008) .................................................................................16, 24

In re Lois/USA, Inc.,
264 B.R. 69 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2001) .......................................................................................20

In re Lundberg, No. 02–34542 (LMW),


2008 WL 4829846 (Bankr. D. Conn. Oct. 27, 2008)...............................................................16

In re Minbatiwalla,
424 B.R. 104 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2010) .....................................................................................16

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In re Musicland Holding Corp.,


362 B.R. 644 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2007) .....................................................................................22

In re Oneida Ltd.,
400 B.R. 384 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2009), ....................................................................................11

In re Porter,
374 B.R. 471, 480 (Bankr. D. Conn. 2007) .............................................................................16

In re Rockefeller Ctr. Props.,


272 B.R. 524 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2000) .....................................................................................11

Jones v. Pollard-Buckinham,
348 F.3d 1072 (8th Cir. 2003) .................................................................................................19

Regis Technologies, Inc. v. Oien (In re Oien),


404 B.R. 311 ............................................................................................................................19

Swartz v. KPMG, LLP,


476 F.3d 756 (9th Cir. 2007) ...................................................................................................20

STATUTES & RULES

11 U.S.C. § 502(a) ...................................................................................................................11, 22

11 U.S.C. § 502(b)(1) ....................................................................................................................16

11 U.S.C. § 1109(b) .......................................................................................................................23

28 U.S.C. § 157 ............................................................................................................................1, 3

28 U.S.C. § 157(b) .......................................................................................................................1, 3

28 U.S.C. § 1334 ..........................................................................................................................1, 3

28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409 ........................................................................................................1, 3

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1015(b) ................................................................................................................4

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3001(f) .........................................................................................................16, 21

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3007 ...........................................................................................................1, 3, 11

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7023 ...................................................................................................................22

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9014(c) ........................................................................................................18, 22

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) ..................................................................................18, 19

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(g)(3) ......................................................................................23

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TO THE HONORABLE MARTIN GLENN,


UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE:

The debtors and debtors in possession in the above-captioned chapter 11 cases

(collectively, the “Debtors”)1 hereby file this objection (the “Objection”)2 seeking to disallow

and expunge the proofs of claim filed against Residential Capital, LLC (“ResCap”) by: (i) Ruth

Assorgi3 (“Assorgi”), designated as Claim No. 2580 (the “Assorgi Claim”), a copy of which is

annexed hereto as Exhibit 1-A; (ii) John R. Foster and Elizabeth Foster (the “Fosters”)

designated as Claim No. 2581 (the “Foster Claim”), a copy of which is annexed hereto as

Exhibit 1-B; and (iii) Mark Moody and Sherrill Moody (the “Moodys” and, together with

Assorgi and the Fosters, “Claimants”), designated as Claim No. 2583 (the “Moody Claim” and,

together with the Assorgi Claim and the Foster Claim, the “Claims”), a copy of which is

annexed hereto as Exhibit 1-C, in each case asserted individually and on behalf of one or more

alleged putative classes (collectively, the “Putative Class”), pursuant to section 502(b) of title

11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) and Rule 3007(a) of the Federal Rules of

Bankruptcy Procedure (the “Bankruptcy Rules”) on the grounds that the Claims: (a) are not

properly asserted against ResCap; (b) fail to state a basis for liability against any of the Debtors;

and (c) are improperly filed as class claims.4 The Debtors seek the entry of an order,

1
The names of the Debtors in these cases and their respective tax identification numbers are identified on
Exhibit 1 to the Affidavit of James Whitlinger, Chief Financial Officer of Residential Capital, LLC, in Support of
Chapter 11 Petitions and First Day Pleadings [Docket No. 6], dated May 14, 2012.
2
Creditors and parties-in-interest with questions or concerns regarding the Debtors’ chapter 11 cases or the relief
requested in this Objection may refer to http://www.kccllc.net/rescapfor additional information.
3
The Assorgi Claim lists the name of the creditor as “Ruth Asorgi” while the exhibit lists an action allegedly
pending under the name “Allorgi”. As set forth herein, the Debtors have searched their own books and records and
various court records for both names, as well as variations of each. Based on that review, the Debtors believe that
the correct spelling of the claimant’s name is “Assorgi.” The arguments in support of the disallowance of the
Assorgi Claim set forth herein are applicable regardless of the spelling of the claimant’s name.
4
The Debtors reserve all of their rights to object on any other basis to the Claims not set forth in this Objection,
and to amend this Objection should any further bases to object to the Claims be discovered, as well as to seek
discovery from the Claimants.

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substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit 2, granting the requested relief. In support of

the Objection, the Debtors submit the declaration of Lauren Graham Delehey, In-House

Litigation Counsel in ResCap’s Legal Department (the “Delehey Declaration,” attached hereto

as Exhibit 3), the declaration of Norman S. Rosenbaum of Morrison & Foerster LLP, counsel to

the Debtors (the “Rosenbaum Declaration,” attached hereto as Exhibit 4), and the declaration

of Robert D. Nosek (the “Nosek Declaration,” attached hereto as Exhibit 5) of

SilvermanAcampora LLP as Special Counsel for Borrower Issues (“Special Counsel”) to the

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the “Creditors’ Committee”), and filed

contemporaneously herewith, and respectfully represent as follows:

I. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

1. By the Objection, the Debtors seek to disallow and expunge the Claims

filed by the Claimants against Debtor ResCap, each of which asserts $5 million in claims

individually and on behalf of the Putative Class, as improperly filed proofs of claim and claims

as to which the Debtors have no liability. All of the Claims were filed by Heather Boone

McKeever (“McKeever”) on behalf of the respective Claimants (although none of the Claims

attaches any supporting documentation establishing that the claimants authorized McKeever to

file the Claims). Each Claim indicates that it is based on a class action lawsuit filed by the

respective Claimant against the Debtors. No such class action is currently pending, and, in the

case of Assorgi, it appears that no such action was ever filed.

2. The Fosters, the Moodys, and five other named plaintiffs (collectively, the

“Named Plaintiffs”) commenced a class action litigation against Debtors GMAC Mortgage,

LLC (“GMACM”), Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (“RALI”), and Residential Funding

Company, LLC (“RFC” and, together with GMACM and RALI, the “Debtor Defendants”) and

more than a dozen non-Debtor defendants in the United States District Court for the Western

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District of Kentucky (the “District Court”) in September 2010 (the “Putative Class Action”).

The Putative Class Action, which was never actively prosecuted, was voluntarily dismissed by

the Named Plaintiffs in February 2011 and has not been re-filed. The Debtors have determined

that Assorgi has not been a party to the Putative Class Action or any other litigation against a

Debtor. Accordingly, the Putative Class Action does not give rise to any liability on the part of

the Debtors to any Claimant.

3. Additionally, the Putative Class described in the Putative Class Action

was never certified. As a result, the Claimants’ attempt to appoint themselves as authorized

representatives to act on behalf of a “class” for purposes of filing the Claims against ResCap (or

any other Debtor) is improper. Therefore, to the extent asserted on behalf of the Putative Class,

the Claims are also invalid and improper.

4. For the reasons set forth above and as described in more detail herein, the

Claims should be disallowed and expunged in their entirety.

II. JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND STATUTORY PREDICATE

5. This Court has jurisdiction to consider this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§§ 157 and 1334. Venue is proper in this district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409. This

is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 157(b). The statutory predicates for the

relief sought herein are section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 3007.

III. BACKGROUND

A. General Chapter 11 Cases Background

6. On May 14, 2012 (the “Petition Date”), each of the Debtors filed a

voluntary petition with the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the

“Court”) under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (collectively, the “Chapter 11 Cases”).

Since the Petition Date, the Debtors have operated their businesses and managed their properties

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as debtors in possession pursuant to sections 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code. These

cases are being jointly administered pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 1015(b). No trustee has been

appointed in the Chapter 11 Cases.

7. On May 16, 2012, the United States Trustee for the Southern District of

New York appointed the nine member Creditors’ Committee.

8. On June 20, 2012, the Court directed that an examiner (the “Examiner”)

be appointed, and on July 3, 2012, the Court approved Arthur J. Gonzalez as the Examiner

[Docket Nos. 454, 674]. On May 13, 2013, the Examiner filed his report under seal [Docket No.

3698] and on June 26, 2013, the Examiner’s report was unsealed and made available to the

public [Docket No. 4099].

9. On July 3, 2013, the Debtors filed the Joint Chapter 11 Plan Proposed by

Residential Capital, LLC, et al. and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors [Docket No.

4153] and the Disclosure Statement for the Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Residential Capital, LLC, et

al. and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors [Docket No. 4157] (the “Disclosure

Statement”). On August 23, 2013, the Court entered an order approving, inter alia, the

Disclosure Statement, as amended [Docket No. 4809].

B. Chapter 11 Proceedings Related To Claims

10. On July 3, 2012, the Debtors filed their Schedules of Assets and Liabilities

(collectively, the “Schedules”) and listed the claims of their known prepetition creditors therein.

None of the Claimants are listed as a creditor on the Schedules for ResCap or the Debtor

Defendants.

11. On July 17, 2012, the Court entered an order [Docket No. 798] appointing

Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC (“KCC”) as the notice and claims agent in these Chapter 11

Cases. Among other things, KCC is authorized to (a) receive, maintain, and record and

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otherwise administer the proofs of claim filed in these Chapter 11 cases and (b) maintain an

official claims register for the Debtors.

12. On August 29, 2012, this Court entered an order approving the Debtors’

motion to establish procedures for filing proofs of claim in the Chapter 11 Cases [Docket No.

1309] (the “Bar Date Order”).5

13. On March 21, 2013, the Court entered an order (the “Procedures Order”)

[Docket No. 3294] approving, among other things, certain procedures to be applied in connection

with objections to claims filed by current or former borrowers (collectively, the “Borrower

Claims,” and the procedures relating thereto, the “Borrower Claims Procedures”). Based on

substantial input from the Creditors’ Committee and Special Counsel, the Procedures Order

includes specific protections for borrowers and sets forth a process for the Debtors to follow

before objecting to certain categories of Borrower Claims. For example, the Borrower Claims

Procedures require that prior to objecting to certain categories of Borrower Claims, the Debtors

must furnish the individual borrower with a letter, with notice to Special Counsel, requesting

additional documentation in support of the purported claim (the “Request Letter”). See

Procedures Order at 4.

14. The Debtors determined, in consultation with Special Counsel, that a

Request Letter was required to be sent to each Claimant under the Borrower Claims Procedures.

See Delehey Decl. ¶ 17; Rosenbaum Decl. ¶ 3; Nosek Decl. ¶ 5. The Claims did not include a

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The Bar Date Order established, among other things, (i) November 9, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. (Prevailing Eastern
Time) as the deadline to file proofs of claim by virtually all creditors against the Debtors (the “General Bar Date”)
and prescribing the form and manner for filing proofs of claim; and (ii) November 30, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. (Prevailing
Eastern Time) as the deadline for governmental units to file proofs of claim (the “Governmental Bar Date”). (Bar
Date Order ¶¶ 2, 3). On November 7, 2012, the Court entered an order extending the General Bar Date to
November 16, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time) [Docket No. 2093]. The Governmental Bar Date was
not extended. To date, approximately 7,160 proofs of claim have been filed in these Chapter 11 Cases as reflected
on the Debtors’ claims registers.

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mailing address or contact information for the Claimants themselves. Accordingly, a Request

Letter was sent to McKeever as counsel to each Claimant on July 10, 2013, requesting that each

Claimant provide supplemental information regarding the basis for the respective Claim by

August 10, 2013. Copies of the Request Letters are attached hereto as Exhibit 6. See also

Delehey Decl. ¶ 18; Rosenbaum Decl. ¶ 3; Nosek Decl. ¶ 4. To date, no response to the Request

Letters has been received by the Debtors from any Claimant. See Delehey Decl. ¶ 18; Nosek

Decl. ¶ 7.

C. Litigation Involving Claimants

1. The Putative Class Action

15. On or about September 28, 2010, the Named Plaintiffs filed a class action

complaint (the “Class Complaint”) commencing the Putative Class Action against the Debtor

Defendants, and fifteen other named defendants (collectively, the “Defendants”) in the District

Court, captioned Foster, et al. v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., et al.,

No. 3:10-cv-00611-CRS (W.D. Ky. Sept. 28, 2010). See Delehey Decl. ¶ 4. A copy of the Class

Complaint is attached to the Foster Claim, which is Exhibit 1-B hereto.

16. The Class Complaint asserted the following fourteen causes of action

(each, a “Count”), although it is unclear in certain instances which Counts were asserted against

which Defendants: (I): Violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1962 [Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt

Organizations Act (“RICO”)]; (II): Conspiracy and Violation of [Kentucky Revised Statutes]

(“KRS”) 506.040 (Criminal Conspiracy); (III): Violation of KRS 434.155 (Filing Illegal Liens);

(IV): Common Law Fraud and Injurious Falsehood; (V): Slander/Defamation of Title and Quiet

Title KRS 411.120; (VI): Fraud by Misrepresentation; (VII): Fraud by Omission and

Inducement; (VIII): Conspiracy to Commit Fraud by the Creation, Operation and Use of MERS

System; (IX): Conspiracy to Commit Wrongful Foreclosure by the Creation, Operation and Use

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of the MERS System; (X): Violations of the Kentucky Residential Mortgage Fraud Act (KRS

286.8-990); (XI): Unjust Enrichment; (XII): Violations of KRS 516.030 (Kentucky Forgery in

the Second Degree); (XIII): Violations of KRS 516.060 (Criminal Possession of a Forged

Instrument), and; (XIV): Violations of KRS 378.010 and 378.030 (Fraudulent Conveyance). See

Class Complaint.

17. The Named Plaintiffs sought, for themselves and on behalf of the Putative

Class, actual and compensatory damages, punitive damages, costs and attorneys’ fees, and

various forms of equitable relief including clearing and quieting title of mortgaged properties and

the issuance of an injunction preventing the filing or prosecution of foreclosure actions by any of

the Defendants. Id. at p. 122-23. The Class Complaint defined the proposed class to consist of

“all persons whose property has ever been encumbered by a mortgage in the name Mortgage

Electronic Registration Systems.” Id. at ¶ 216.

18. The Class Complaint was never served on the Debtor Defendants, and no

summons was ever issued. See Delehey Decl. ¶ 5.

19. On February 3, 2011, the Named Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the Class

Complaint without prejudice. See Delehey Decl. ¶ 6. Upon information and belief, the Class

Complaint was never re-filed. Id.

2. The Assorgi Foreclosure Actions

20. Although the Assorgi Claim does not reference any foreclosure actions

against Assorgi, a search of the online case records of the Court of Common Pleas for Beaufort

County, South Carolina (the “South Carolina State Court”) reveals that Assorgi is named as a

defendant in four separate foreclosure proceedings (the “Assorgi Foreclosure Actions”),6 three

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of which are still pending as of the date of this Objection. See Delehey Decl. ¶ 8. No Debtor is a

party to any of the Assorgi Foreclosure Actions. Id.

3. The Foster Foreclosure Actions

21. The Class Complaint attached to the Foster Claim identifies four separate

loans under which the Fosters are borrowers that are allegedly in “various stages of litigation” in

Hardin County Kentucky, Circuit Court (the “Hardin County Court”). See Class Complaint at

4-6. The status of each of those foreclosure actions (the “Foster Foreclosure Actions”), which

were commenced by GMACM against the Fosters and three of which have been completed, is

summarized below:

• Case 10-CI-00862 – foreclosure complete; REO sold on June 28, 2012;

• Case 09-CI-02248 – original foreclosure sale was cancelled; foreclosure


process was restarted on May 17, 2013; a new foreclosure sale date has
not yet been set;

• Case 09-CI-0209 – foreclosure complete; REO sold on June 24, 2011; and

• Case 10-CI-01862 – foreclosure complete and property currently held as


REO; eviction completed on July 2, 2013.

See Delehey Decl. ¶ 11. The Debtors’ books and records reflect no liability due and owing to the

Fosters in connection with the Foster Foreclosure Actions. Id.

4. The Moody Foreclosure Actions

22. The Class Complaint attached to the Foster Claim identifies twelve

separate loans under which the Moodys are borrowers that are subject to foreclosure proceedings

(collectively, the “Moody Foreclosure Actions” and, collectively with the Assorgi Foreclosure

Actions and Foster Foreclosure Actions, the “Foreclosure Actions”) in Madison County

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Kentucky, Circuit Court (the “Madison County Court”)7 or the Fayette County Kentucky,

Circuit Court (the “Fayette County Court”).8 See Class Complaint at 8-13. The descriptions of

the Moody Foreclosure Actions in the Class Complaint contain no reference to any Debtor and,

upon information and belief, no Debtor initiated any of the Moody Foreclosure Actions.9 See id.;

Delehey Decl. ¶ 12.

D. The Claims

1. The Assorgi Claim

23. On or about November 8, 2012, Assorgi, purporting to act individually

and on behalf of the Putative Class, filed the Assorgi Claim asserting a claim against ResCap in

the amount of $5,000,000.00. See Exhibit 1-A.

24. The Assorgi Claim describes the basis of the claim as “SC Class Action

GMAC Fraud/Forgery.” Id. In support, the Assorgi Claim attaches only a statement (the

“McKeever Statement”) initially filed by McKeever in the Chapter 11 Cases on August 24,

2012 in support of her Motion for an Order Appointing an Official Committee of Borrowers

Pursuant to Section 1102(a)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code [Docket No. 1264],10 which lists, among

others, an action allegedly captioned Allorgi v. GMAC Mortgage LLC and MERS, purportedly

pending in the South Carolina State Court and asserting causes of action for “securitization fraud

and forgery and slander of title.” Id. Neither the Assorgi Claim nor the McKeever Statement
7
Case Nos. 09-CI-1323; 09-CI-1592; 09-CI-1522; 09-CI-1300; 09-CI-1293; 09-CI-1297; 09-CI-1410; and
09-CI-1922.
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Case Nos. 09-CI-4463; 09-CI-4513; 09-CI-6675; and 09-CI-4465.
9
The Moody Claim did not reference loan numbers or property addresses, nor did the Moodys respond to the
Request Letter requesting that information. The Debtors searched their books and records based on the limited
information provided and have determined that GMACM held or serviced three second-lien loans under which the
Moodys are borrowers. Delehey Decl. ¶ 13. Accordingly, GMACM may have been named as a co-defendant in the
foreclosure action brought by the servicer of the first-lien mortgage, although GMACM likely would not have
entered an appearance. Id.
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The motion was denied pursuant to the Court’s Memorandum Opinion And Order Denying Motion For Order
Appointing An Official Committee Of Borrowers [Docket No. 1921], dated October 23, 2012.

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provides a case number for the class action described therein, nor is a copy of any complaint

attached.

25. The Debtors’ records reflect that they have not been served with a

complaint filed against them by Assorgi in any court. The Debtors also performed a search of

the online court records of the Court of Common Pleas for Beaufort County, South Carolina (the

“South Carolina State Court”), which indicated that no lawsuit has been filed by Assorgi in

that court. See Delehey Decl. ¶ 10. Accordingly, upon information and belief, Assorgi has never

filed suit against ResCap, or any other Debtor.

26. The Assorgi Claim did not reference loan numbers or property addresses,

nor did Assorgi (or her counsel, McKeever) respond to the Request Letter requesting that

information. Delehey Decl. ¶ 18. The Debtors searched their books and records based on the

limited information provided and were unable to conclusively determine whether Assorgi is a

borrower under any loan now or previously owned or serviced by the Debtors. Id. at ¶ 9.

2. The Foster Claim

27. On or about November 8, 2012, the Fosters, purporting to act individually

and on behalf of the Putative Class, filed the Foster Claim asserting a claim against ResCap in

the amount of $5,000,000.00. See Exhibit 1-B.

28. The Foster Claim describes the basis of the claim as “Class action fraud

and forgery RICO.” Id. In support, the Foster Claim attaches only the dismissed Class

Complaint. Id.

3. The Moody Claim

29. On or about November 8, 2012, the Moodys, purporting to act individually

and on behalf of the Putative Class, filed the Moody Claim asserting a claim against ResCap in

the amount of $5,000,000.00. See Exhibit 1-C.

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30. The Moody Claim describes the basis of the claim as “KY Class Action

GMAC Fraud/Forgery.” Id. In support, the Moody Claim attaches only the McKeever

Statement, which lists, among others, a class action allegedly captioned Moody v. Deutsche

Bank, GMAC Mortgage LLC, RALI and MERS, purportedly pending in the Fayette County Court

and asserting causes of action for “violation of Kentucky’s recording statutes, securitization and

document fraud . . . .” Id.

31. The Debtors have been unable to locate records of any such action.

Delehey Decl. ¶ 15. For purposes of this Objection, the Debtors have assumed that the “class

action” referenced is the Putative Class Action, which included the Moodys as Named Plaintiffs

before the case was voluntarily dismissed.

IV. RELIEF REQUESTED

32. The Debtors hereby file this Objection pursuant to section 502(b) of the

Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Rule 3007, and seek the entry of an order, substantially in the

form annexed hereto as Exhibit 2, disallowing and expunging the Claims from the claims register

maintained in these Chapter 11 Cases.

V. BASIS FOR RELIEF

33. A filed proof of claim is “deemed allowed, unless a party in interest . . . objects.”

11 U.S.C. § 502(a). If an objection refuting at least one of the claim’s essential allegations is

asserted, the claimant has the burden to demonstrate the validity of the claim. See In re Oneida

Ltd., 400 B.R. 384, 389 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2009), aff’d sub nom. Peter J. Solomon Co., L.P. v.

Oneida Ltd., No. 09-CV-2229, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6500 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 22, 2010); In re

Adelphia Commc’ns Corp., No. 02-41729 (REG), 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 660, at *15 (Bankr.

S.D.N.Y. Feb. 20, 2007); In re Rockefeller Ctr. Props., 272 B.R. 524, 539 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.

2000), aff’d sub nom. NBC v. Rockefeller Ctr. Props. (In re Rockefeller Ctr. Props.), 266 B.R. 52

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(S.D.N.Y. 2001), aff’d, 46 Fed. App’x. 40 (2d Cir. 2002). The burden of persuasion is on the

holder of a proof of claim to establish a valid claim against a debtor. In re Allegheny Int’l, Inc.,

954 F.2d 167, 173-74 (3d Cir. 1992); see also Feinberg v. Bank of N.Y. (In re Feinberg),

442 B.R. 215, 220-22 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2010) (stating the claimant “bears the burden of

persuasion as to the allowance of [its] claim”).

34. Further, Bankruptcy Code section 502(b)(1) provides, in relevant part, that a

claim may not be allowed to the extent that “such claim is unenforceable against the debtor and

property of the debtor, under any agreement or applicable law . . . .” 11 U.S.C. § 502(b)(1).

Whether a claim is allowable “generally is determined by applicable nonbankruptcy law.” In re

W.R. Grace & Co., 346 B.R. 672, 674 (Bankr. D. Del. 2006). “What claims of creditors are

valid and subsisting obligations against the bankrupt at the time a petition is filed, is a question

which, in the absence of overruling federal law, is to be determined by reference to state law.”

In re Hess, 404 B.R. 747, 749 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2009) (quoting Vanston Bondholders Protective

Comm. v. Green, 329 U.S. 156, 161 (1946)).

35. Here, the Debtors object to the Claims on the basis that, after reviewing

the Debtors’ books and records and the supporting documentation attached to each of the Claims,

(a) the Claims are not properly asserted against Debtor ResCap, and (b) even if the Proofs of

Claim were filed against a Debtor that was a party to the Putative Class Action or any of the

Foreclosure Actions, no liability exists against such Debtors with respect to the Claims. Delehey

Decl. ¶ 16. For the reasons set forth below, each of the Claims fails to state a claim against any

of the Debtors and should be disallowed and expunged in its entirety.

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36. In addition, to the extent filed on behalf of the Putative Class, the Claims

were improperly filed in the Debtors’ Chapter 11 Cases and do not comply with applicable

provisions of the Bankruptcy Rules and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FRCP”).

A. The Claims Are Not Properly Asserted Against Debtor ResCap

37. Pursuant to section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code, a creditor holds a claim against a

bankruptcy estate only to the extent that it has a “right to payment” for the asserted liability. See

11 U.S.C. § 101(5). Likewise, section 502(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code provides, in relevant

part, that the Court shall allow a claim except to the extent that “such claim is unenforceable

against the debtor and property of the debtor, under any agreement or applicable law for a reason

other than because such claim is contingent or unmatured.” 11 U.S.C. § 502(b)(1).

38. Claimants filed the Claims in an aggregate amount of $15 million solely

against Debtor ResCap on account of various alleged class actions. ResCap was not a party to

the Putative Class Action brought by the Moodys and Fosters, and Assorgi has never filed suit

against ResCap. Delehey Decl. ¶¶ 4, 10. There is no explanation whatsoever as to why the

Claims are properly asserted against Debtor ResCap. The Debtors believe the Claims are not

enforceable against Debtor ResCap under any applicable law or agreement. Additionally, the

Debtors’ books and records reflect no liability due and owing to Claimants by ResCap.

B. The Debtors Have No Liability With Respect To The Claims

1. The Debtors Are Not Liable To Assorgi

39. The Assorgi Claim asserts a $5 million claim arising under a “class

action” allegedly filed in the South Carolina State Court. See Assorgi Claim; McKeever

Statement, p. 1. That class action purportedly asserts causes of action for “securitization fraud

and forgery and slander of title” committed by GMACM through its employees and agents. Id.

The Assorgi Claim fails to provide a case number or other specific identifier for that alleged

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class action. Id. The Debtors have not been served with a complaint filed against them by

Assorgi in any court. See Delehey Decl. ¶ 10. Moreover, a search of the online court records for

the South Carolina State Court indicates that no such lawsuit has been filed by Assorgi in that

court. Id. However, a search of those same records reveals that Assorgi is a defendant in four

separate foreclosure actions in that jurisdiction. Id at ¶ 8. The Debtors are not now, nor have

they ever been, a party to any of those actions. Id. Additionally, Assorgi failed to respond to the

Request Letter, which requested additional information regarding the basis for the Assorgi

Claim. Delehey Decl. ¶ 18.

40. Based on the foregoing, the Assorgi Claim does not establish any liability

of the Debtors to Assorgi. Accordingly, the Debtors object to the Assorgi Claim as one as to

which the Debtors have no liability and request that it be disallowed and expunged on such basis.

2. The Debtors Are Not Liable To The Fosters

41. The Foster Claim asserts a $5 million claim arising under the Putative

Class Action. See Foster Claim. However, the Putative Class Action was voluntarily dismissed

by the Named Plaintiffs in February 2011 and never re-filed. See Delehey Decl. ¶ 6.

Accordingly, that action cannot serve as the basis for any liability on the part of the Debtors.

42. To the extent the Foster Claim is deemed to assert claims arising in

connection with the Foster Foreclosure Actions, the Debtors’ books and records reflect no

liability due and owing to the Fosters in connection with those actions. See Delehey Decl. ¶ 11.

Additionally, the Fosters failed to respond to the Request Letter, which requested additional

information regarding the basis for the Foster Claim. Id. at ¶ 18.

43. Based on the foregoing, the Foster Claim does not establish any liability of

the Debtors to the Fosters and has no merit. Accordingly, the Debtors object to the Foster Claim

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as one for which the Debtors have no liability and request that it be disallowed and expunged on

such basis.

3. The Debtors Are Not Liable To The Moodys

44. The Moody Claim asserts a $5 million claim arising under a “class action”

allegedly filed in the Fayette County Court. See Moody Claim; McKeever Statement, p. 1. That

class action purportedly asserts causes of action for GMACM’s “violation of Kentucky’s

recording statutes, securitization and document fraud. . . .” See McKeever Statement, p. 1. The

Moody Claim appears to conflate several lawsuits—the Moody Foreclosure Actions, which were

filed against the Moodys in the Fayette County Court and Madison County Court, and the

Putative Class Action, which was filed by the Named Plaintiffs in the District Court. No Debtor

initiated any of the Moody Foreclosure Actions.11 See Delehey Decl. ¶ 12. The Putative Class

Action did assert claims against certain Debtors; however, it was voluntarily dismissed by the

Named Plaintiffs in February 2011 and never re-filed. Id. at ¶ 6. Additionally, the Moodys

failed to respond to the Request Letter, which requested additional information regarding the

basis for the Moody Claim. Id. at ¶ 18.

45. Based on the foregoing, the Moody Claim does not establish any liability

of the Debtors to the Moodys. Accordingly, the Debtors object to the Moody Claim as one for

which the Debtors have no liability and request that it be disallowed and expunged on such basis.

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Moreover, the Debtors believe that the Moodys are not borrowers under any loans secured by a first lien that is
or was serviced or owned by the Debtors (although the Debtors have determined that the Moodys are borrowers
under three second-lien loans serviced or owned by the Debtors). See Delehey Decl. ¶ 13. However, in the absence
of a loan number or property address, they have been unable to confirm this point. Delehey Decl. ¶ 14. As set forth
herein, the Debtors requested such additional identifying information in the Request Letter sent to the Moodys but
received no response. Id. at ¶ 18.

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C. The Claims Are Not Supported By Sufficient Documentation

46. The Debtors have determined that each of the Claims should be disallowed and

expunged because it lacks sufficient documentation and is unsupported by the Debtors’ books

and records. Although a properly filed proof of claim constitutes prima facie evidence of the

validity of the claim, Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3001(f), failure to attach the documentation required by

Bankruptcy Rule 3001 will result in the loss of the prima facie validity of the claim, In re

Minbatiwalla, 424 B.R. 104, 112 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2010), citing In re Lundberg, No. 02–34542

(LMW), 2008 WL 4829846, at *2 (Bankr. D. Conn. Oct. 27, 2008); In re Hight, 393 B.R. 484,

493 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2008). Failure to attach sufficient documentation to a proof of claim can

result in disallowance of the claim under appropriate circumstances because absent adequate

documentation, the proof of claim is not sufficient for the objector to concede the validity of the

claim. Minbatiwalla, 424 B.R. at 119, citing In re Porter, 374 B.R. 471, 480 (Bankr. D. Conn.

2007) (“under some circumstances lack of [documentation required by Rule 3001(c)] followed

by a creditor's failure to appear or otherwise respond to an objection . . . made on the grounds of

insufficient annexed documentation may result in a disallowance of the claim on procedural (i.e.,

default) grounds”); see also In re DePugh, 409 B.R. 125, 137-38 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2009)

(holding that insufficient documentation is a valid basis for disallowing a claim as

“unenforceable against the debtor under applicable law” under 11 U.S.C. § 502(b)(1) because of

a lack of compliance with Bankruptcy Rule 3001).

47. The Claims here lack sufficient supporting documentation as to their

validity and amount and have no basis in the Debtors’ books and records. Specifically, each of

the claims are based on alleged class action lawsuits, but only the Foster Claim attaches a copy

of an actual complaint or a reference to case number, and that case was voluntarily dismissed

more than a year before the Debtors filed these Chapter 11 Cases. The Debtors have been unable

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to identify or locate records related to any other class actions brought by Claimants as described

in the Claims. See Delehey Decl. ¶¶ 10, 15. None of the Claims attaches copies of relevant

mortgage documents, much less a reference to a property address or loan number, that would

permit the Debtors to complete a thorough search of their books and records for any relationship

or transaction that could potentially give rise to a liability to Claimants. Moreover, each of the

Claimants failed to timely respond to the Request Letters, soliciting information that would allow

the Debtors to fully evaluate the Claims. Id. at ¶ 18. The Debtors submit that, in light of the

other objections to the Claims raised herein, the documentation purportedly provided by the

Claimants in support of the Claims is insufficient evidence of any liability of the Debtors to the

Claimants, much less $5 million in claims owed to each Claimant. In re Porter, 374 B.R. at 482

(“[I]n many cases . . . an Insufficient Doc. Objection fairly can be read to object on the grounds

that the proof of claim is insufficient (when taken together with the objector’s then-existing

knowledge base) for the objector to concede the validity of the claim asserted.” (citations

omitted)).

48. Because the Claimants have not provided adequate documentation

supporting the validity or amount of their claims against the Debtors, the Debtors request that the

Court disallow and expunge each the Claims in its entirety.

D. The Class Complaint Fails To State A Claim

49. The Debtors seek to expunge in their entirety the Claims for the reasons

set forth herein. Because the Foster Claim, and, presumably, the Moody Claim, incorporates by

reference the Class Complaint, this Objection also addresses the merits of the Class Complaint,

even though it is not currently pending before any court.

50. Several courts, including those in this district, have applied the federal

pleadings standards when assessing the validity of a proof of claim. See In re DJK Residential

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LLC, 416 B.R. 100, 106 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2009) (“In determining whether a party has met their

burden in connection with a proof of claim, bankruptcy courts have looked to the pleading

requirements set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.”) (citing In re Rockefeller Ctr.

Props., 272 B.R. 529, 542, n.17 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2000), aff’d sub nom. NBC v. Rockefeller Ctr.

Props. (In re Rockefeller Ctr. Props.), 226 B.R. 52 (S.D.N.Y. 2001), aff’d, 46 Fed. App’x 40 (2d

Cir. 2002); Flake v. Alper Holdings USA, Inc. (In re Alper Holdings USA, Inc.), 398 B.R. 736,

748 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2008) (“The documents attached to the proofs of claim should be treated,

for purposes of a motion to disallow claims, like documents that are attached to or relied upon in

a complaint are treated on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss . . . .”) (citation omitted); In re

Nortel Networks, Inc., 469 B.R. 478, 479 (Bankr. D. Del. 2012) (applying the standards of Rule

9(b) to a review of amended claims that asserted claims for, inter alia, breach of fiduciary duty,

aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment, and

subrogation). Indeed, since a claim objection is a contested matter under Fed. R. Bankr. P.

9014(a), Rule 9(b) applies per Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9014(c). Accordingly, the validity of the

Claims, which appear to be based wholly on the assertions made in the Class Complaint, should

be adjudged under the pleading standards applicable to the Class Complaint.

1. The Class Complaint Fails To Satisfy Rule 8(a)

51. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2), a “pleading that states

a claim for relief must contain . . . a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the

pleader is entitled to relief.”). Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). Rule 8(a) “demands more than an

unadorned, the-defendant-unlawfully-harmed-me accusation.” Ascroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662,

678 (2009) (citation omitted). It is insufficient for a complaint to simply “le[ave] open the

possibility that a plaintiff might later establish some ‘set of undisclosed facts’ to support

recovery.” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 561 (2007). Rather, it must plead

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sufficient facts “to provide the ‘grounds’ of his ‘entitle[ment] to relief,’ [which] requires more

than labels and conclusions, and [for which] a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of

action will not do.” Id. at 555 (citation omitted). The purpose of Rule 8(a)(2) is to ensure that

the complaint “give[s] enough detail to illuminate the nature of the claims and allow defendants

to respond.” Regis Techs., Inc. v. Oien (In re Oien), 404 B.R. 311, 317 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2009

(emphasis added) (citations and internal quotation marks omitted). In other words each

defendant must know what he is charged with. See, e.g., Jones v. Pollard-Buckinham, 348 F.3d

1072, 1073 (8th Cir. 2003) (though inartful, pro se complaint satisfied Rule 8(a)(2) because “it

clearly identified how each defendant was involved in the conduct of which . . . [the plaintiff]

complains”); Forman v. Salazano (In re Norvergence, Inc.), 405 B.R. 709, 736-37 (Bankr.

D.N.J. 2009) (complaint’s setoff allegations inadequate because, among other things, it did not

identify specific defendants with specific transactions). The Class Complaint fails to meet this

standard in a variety of ways.

52. As an initial matter, the Class Complaint fails to identify what

relationship, if any, any Debtor is alleged to have to the Moodys. Further, the Class Complaint

fails to specify what actions each individual defendant took or details of the omissions and/or

misrepresentations each individual defendant made that would give rise to the claims asserted in

the Class Complaint, but instead couches its allegations in rambling generalities about the

illegality of the mortgage servicing business model over more than 120 pages, excluding

exhibits. In that regard, the Class Complaint violates the basic principle of Rule 8(a)(2),

inasmuch as the Class Complaint does not set forth “a short and plain statement of the

claim[s] . . . .” (emphasis added). As a result, the Class Complaint fails to put the defendants on

notice of any specific claim against them.

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53. Because the Moody Claim and Foster Claim are predicated on allegations

that fail to comply with Rule 8(a)(2)’s basic pleading standards, they should be disallowed and

expunged in their entirety on the basis above.

2. The Class Complaint’s Fraud-Based Claims Fail To Satisfy


Rule 9(b)

54. The Class Complaint similarly fails to meet the heightened standard of

particularity that Rule 9(b) imposes on fraud-based claims. Pursuant to Rule 9(b), “a party must

state with particularity the circumstances constituting fraud or mistake” if making allegations of

fraud. Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b).

55. “In order to meet the ‘particularity’ requirement of Rule 9(b), ‘a plaintiff

[must] allege the time, place, and content of the alleged misrepresentations on which he or she

relied; the fraudulent scheme; the fraudulent intent of the defendants; and the injury resulting

from the fraud.’” Ind. State Dist. Council v. Omnicare, Inc., 719 F.3d 498 (6th Cir. 2013)

(internal quotation marks and citation omitted).12 “Essentially, [a complaint] should provide fair

notice to Defendants and enable them to ‘prepare an informed pleading responsive to the specific

allegations of fraud.’” Advocacy Org. for Patients & Providers v. Auto Club Ins. Ass’n, 176 F.3d

315, 322 (6th Cir. 1999). Further, Rule 9(b) “does not allow a complaint to merely lump

multiple defendants together but require[s] plaintiffs to differentiate their allegations when suing

more than one defendant . . . and inform each defendant separately of the allegations surrounding

his alleged participation in the fraud.” Gowan v. Patriot Group, LLC (In re Dreier LLP), 452

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With respect to the choice-of-law rules applicable to the determination of “conduct-relating” rules of law, courts
look to the place of the tort. See In re Lois/USA, Inc., 264 B.R. 69, 108 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2001). “For actions
sounding in fraud, the substantive law of the state in which the injury was suffered—rather that the state where
the fraudulent conduct was initiated—usually governs.” Id. (quoting Sack v. V.T. Low, 478 F.2d 360, 365 (2d
Cir.1973) (“[W]hen a person sustains loss by fraud, the place of wrong is where the loss is sustained, not where
fraudulent representations are made.”)). Based on these “choice of law” principles, the appropriate law to apply
to assess the validity of the Foster Claim and Moody Claim is Kentucky law.

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B.R. 391, 408 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2011); In re Norvergence, 405 B.R. at 726-27. If the claim

“sounds in fraud,” plaintiffs must plead the whole claim with particularity against each

defendant. Gowan v. Amaranth (In re Dreier LLP), 452 B.R. 451, 462 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2011).

56. Nine of the counts asserted against the Debtor Defendants in the Class

Complaint are asserted fraud claims or are premised on the existence of fraud and are, therefore,

subject to Rule 9(b). (See Class Complaint ¶¶ 256-260 (RICO violations); ¶¶ 261-300

(conspiracy to commit fraud); ¶¶ 307-311 (common law fraud and injurious falsehood), ¶¶ 312-

338 (slander/defamation of title); ¶¶ 339-340 (fraud by misrepresentation); ¶¶ 341-342 (fraud by

omission and inducement); ¶¶ 343-397 (conspiracy to commit fraud); ¶¶ 432-434 (violations of

the Kentucky Residential Mortgage Fraud Act) ¶¶ 454-458 (fraudulent conveyance).

57. The allegations in the Class Complaint fail to meet Rule 9(b)’s heightened

pleading standard with respect to each of these causes of action. The Class Complaint fails to

allege any specific misrepresentation, nondisclosure, or concealment by any specific defendant,

let alone the Debtor Defendants. Further, the Claimants have not identified the particular facts

specific to each defendant (including the Debtor Defendants) and how that defendant’s acts

harmed each plaintiff. The general allegations made by the Claimants, without distinguishing

one defendant from another or alleging specific facts about each defendant’s involvement in the

loan process or the alleged fraud, are insufficient to sustain the causes of action—and the claims

asserted by the Claimants against the Debtors—under Rule 9(b).

58. Accordingly, the fraud-based counts in the Class Complaint should be

disallowed because they do not state a claim in accordance with Rule 9(b). Fed. R. Bankr. P.

9014(c) (rendering Rule 9(b) applicable in contested matters); see also In re Nortel Networks,

Inc., 469 B.R. at 479 (applying the standards of Rule 9(b) to a review of claims).

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E. Because The Putative Class Has Not Been Certified And Thus No
Authorized Class Agent Exists To File The Claims, The Claims Were
Filed Improperly And Should Be Disallowed.

59. Bankruptcy Rule 3001 allows an authorized class representative to file a

class proof of claim as an agent of the class; however, a class representative becomes an

authorized agent only after the class is certified. See In re Ephedra Prods. Liability Litig., 329

B.R. 1, 5 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) (following the court’s findings in American Reserve, 840 F.2d 487

(7th Cir. 1988), regarding when a class representative becomes an effective and recognized agent

to file a class proof of claim); In re Chateaugay Corp., 104 B.R. 626, 630-32 (S.D.N.Y. 1989)

(same). If certification of the class is denied, then the prospective representative never becomes

an authorized agent and the individual class members will be responsible for filing their own

proofs of claim. See Am. Reserve Corp., 840 F.2d 487, 493-94 (7th Cir. 1988).

60. In expounding on this concept, the bankruptcy court in Musicland

explained that (a) a proof of claim properly filed in accordance with the Bankruptcy Rules is

prima facie evidence of the validity of the claim and (b) by certifying a class, the court is

effectively ratifying the representative’s authority to file the claim. See In re Musicland Holding

Corp., 362 B.R. 644, 651-52 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2007). However, until class certification is

granted by a court of competent jurisdiction, the claim is in limbo because “‘[a] proof of claim

filed by a party who is not a creditor is not a properly filed proof of claim.’” Id. at 652 (citations

omitted). Therefore, “[a] proof of claim, improperly filed or improperly signed, is not prima

facie evidence of the debt, and until class certification, may not even be a ‘filed’ claim within the

meaning of 11 U.S.C. § 502(a).” Id. (citation omitted).

61. The Putative Class has not been certified in the Putative Class Action (nor

could it be) or in any other proceeding. See Delehey Decl. ¶ 7. Moreover, to date, the Putative

Class has not requested that this Court exercise its discretion under Bankruptcy Rule 9014(c) to

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apply Bankruptcy Rule 7023 in an effort to secure class certification.13 Cf. Ephedra, 329 B.R. at

7 (stating that as of the commencement of a bankruptcy case, class claimants have the right to

move for class certification by virtue of 11 U.S.C. § 1109(b), even before filing a proof of

claim). Instead, Claimants, purporting to act on behalf of the Putative Class, opted to file the

Claims as purported class claims in spite of not having first obtained such certification. In

addition, nothing on the face of, or attached to, the Claims provides evidence that the Putative

Class previously authorized any of Claimants to file the Claims on its behalf. 14 See Exhibits 1-

A, 1-B, 1-C. In the approximate ten months that have passed since the filing of the Claims, the

Claimants have not sought the requisite authority from this Court to file a class proof of claim.

62. Accordingly, the Debtors respectfully submit that the Court should find

that, to the extent the Claims were filed on behalf of the Putative Class, it was improperly filed

because (a) the Putative Class did not have a valid class claim against any Debtor as it lacked

“certified” class status prior to the Petition Date, and (b) Claimants failed to seek such

13
The Debtors assert that if the Putative Class were to move for certification by the Court, then such a motion
must be brought as a separate contested matter and cannot be incorporated as a response to this Objection. The
Debtors expressly reserve all rights to fully address any such request.
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Indeed, McKeever was never authorized to act for the Putative Class under FRCP 23(g)(3). FRCP 23(g)(3)
provides that a court “may designate interim counsel to act on behalf of a putative class before determining whether
to certify the action as a class action.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(g)(3). No such order was entered by the District Court.
See Delehey Decl. ¶ 7.
Moreover, Bankruptcy Rule 3001(b) and (f) provides that a proof of claim must be executed by the creditor or
the creditor’s “authorized agent” in order to constitute prima facie evidence of the validity and amount of the claim.
The Claims were executed by McKeever; however, no power of attorney or other evidence that counsel was
authorized by the Claimants to execute on their behalf was attached to the Claims. An agent filing a proof of claim
on behalf of a creditor must “have express-and not merely implied-authority to do so.” In re North Bay Gen. Hosp.,
Inc., 404 B.R. 443, 459 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2009). Indeed, “[t]he proof of claim form itself requires evidence of
authority.” 9 COLLIER ON BANKRUPTCY ¶ 3001.06 (16th ed. Rev. 2012); but see In re Jensen, Case No. 09-14830
(MG), 2010 WL 424690 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Feb. 3, 2010). Accordingly, the Debtors reserve all rights to seek
discovery regarding the basis of McKeever’s authority to file claims on behalf of the Claimants and, if warranted,
object based on the ground that counsel lacked standing and/or authority to assert such claims on behalf of the
Claimants.

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certification from this Court since the Petition Date and prior to filing the Claims. As such, the

Claims should be disallowed and expunged from the Debtors’ claims register.

63. Therefore, for the reasons discussed herein, the Debtors object to and

request that the Claims be disallowed and expunged in their entirety.

VI. NOTICE

64. The Debtors have provided notice of this Objection in accordance with the

Case Management Procedures Order, approved by this Court on May 23, 2012 [Docket No. 141].

VII. NO PRIOR REQUEST

65. No previous request for the relief sought in this Objection has been made

by the Debtors to this or any other court.

WHEREFORE, the Debtors respectfully request entry of an order, substantially

in the form of Exhibit 2 attached hereto, (i) disallowing and expunging the Claims; and

(ii) granting such other and further relief as is just and proper.

Dated: September 20, 2013


New York, New York
/s/ Norman S. Rosenbaum
Gary S. Lee
Norman S. Rosenbaum
Melissa A. Hager
Erica J. Richards
MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104
Telephone: (212) 468-8000
Facsimile: (212) 468-7900

Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors in


Possession

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Exhibit 1-A

Assorgi Proof of Claim (Claim No. 2580)

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Exhibit 1-B

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Exhibit 3

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MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP


1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104
Telephone: (212) 468-8000
Facsimile: (212) 468-7900
Gary S. Lee
Norman Rosenbaum
Melissa A. Hager
Erica J. Richards

Counsel for the Debtors and


Debtors in Possession

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT


SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

)
In re: ) Case No. 12-12020 (MG)
)
RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC, et al., ) Chapter 11
)
Debtors. ) Jointly Administered
)

DECLARATION OF LAUREN GRAHAM DELEHEY, IN-HOUSE LITIGATION


COUNSEL AT RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC, IN SUPPORT OF DEBTORS’
OBJECTION TO PROOFS OF CLAIM FILED AGAINST RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL,
LLC BY (I) RUTH ASSORGI (CLAIM NO. 2580); (II) JOHN R. FOSTER AND
ELIZABETH FOSTER (CLAIM NO. 2581) AND (III) MARK MOODY AND
SHERRILL MOODY (CLAIM NO. 2583)

I, Lauren Graham Delehey, declare as follows:

A. Background and Qualifications

1. I serve as In-House Litigation Counsel in the legal department at

Residential Capital, LLC (“ResCap”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of

the state of Delaware and the parent of the other debtors and debtors in possession in the above-

captioned chapter 11 cases (collectively, the “Debtors”). I have held this position since I joined

ResCap on August 1, 2011.

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2. In my role as In-House Litigation Counsel at ResCap, I am responsible for

the management of residential mortgage-related litigation, including class actions, mass actions

and multi-district litigation. Additionally, as a result ResCap’s Chapter 11 filing, my role has

significantly expanded to include assisting the Debtors and their professional advisors in

connection with the administration of the Chapter 11 Cases. I am authorized to submit this

declaration (the “Declaration”) in support of the Debtors’ Objection To Proofs Of Claim Filed

Against Residential Capital, LLC By (I) Ruth Assorgi (Claim No. 2580); (II) John R. Foster And

Elizabeth Foster (Claim No. 2581) And (III) Mark Moody And Sherrill Moody (Claim No. 2583)

Pursuant To Section 502(b) Of The Bankruptcy Code And Bankruptcy Rule 3007 (the

“Objection”).1

3. In my capacity as In-House Litigation Counsel, I am generally familiar

with the Debtors’ litigation matters, including the various actions involving the Fosters. Except

as otherwise indicated, all statements in this Declaration are based upon my personal knowledge;

information supplied or verified by personnel in departments within the Debtors’ various

business units; my review of the Debtors’ litigation case files, books and records, as well as other

relevant documents; my discussions with other members of the Debtors’ legal department;

information supplied by the Debtors’ consultants and counsel; or my opinion based upon my

experience, expertise, and knowledge of the Debtors’ litigation matters, financial condition and

history. In making these statements based on my review of the Debtors’ litigation case files,

books and records, relevant documents, and other information prepared or collected by the

Debtors’ employees, consultants or counsel, I have relied upon these employees, consultants, and

counsel accurately recording, preparing, collecting, or verifying any such documentation and

1
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the
Objection.

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other information. If I were called to testify as a witness in this matter, I would testify

competently to the facts set forth herein.

B. Litigation Involving Claimants

1. The Putative Class Action

4. On or about September 28, 2010, the Named Plaintiffs filed a class action

complaint (the “Class Complaint”) commencing the Putative Class Action against the Debtor

Defendants, and fifteen other named defendants (collectively, the “Defendants”) in the District

Court, captioned Foster, et al. v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., et al., No.

3:10-cv-00611-CRS (W.D. Ky. Sept. 28, 2010). A copy of the Class Complaint is attached to

the Foster Claim, which is attached as Exhibit 1-B to the Objection. ResCap was not named as a

party to the Putative Class Action.

5. The Class Complaint was never served on the Debtor Defendants, and no

summons was ever issued.

6. On February 3, 2011, the Named Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the Class

Complaint without prejudice. See Docket Report, attached as Exhibit A hereto. Upon

information and belief, the Class Complaint was never re-filed.

7. The Putative Class was not certified in the Putative Class Action or in any

other proceeding. Nor was an order authorizing McKeever to act for the Putative Class in the

Putative Class Action ever entered by the District Court.

2. The Assorgi Foreclosure Actions; Other Alleged Litigation

8. The Debtors’ counsel conducted a search of the online case records of the

Court of Common Pleas for Beaufort County, South Carolina (the “South Carolina State

Court”), and those records revealed that Assorgi is named as a defendant in four separate

foreclosure proceedings (the “Assorgi Foreclosure Actions”), three of which are still pending as

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of the date of the Objection. See Docket Reports, attached as Exhibit C hereto. The Debtors are

not now, nor have they ever been, a party to any of those actions. Id.

9. The Debtors searched their books and records based on the limited

information provided and were unable to conclusively determine whether Assorgi is a borrower

under any loan now or previously owned or serviced by the Debtors.

10. The Debtors’ records reflect that they have not been served with a

complaint filed against them by Assorgi in any court. The Debtors also performed a search of

the online court records of the Court of Common Pleas for Beaufort County, South Carolina (the

“South Carolina State Court”), which indicated that no lawsuit has been filed by Assorgi in

that court. See Index of Search Results, attached as Exhibit B hereto. Accordingly, upon

information and belief, Assorgi has never filed suit against ResCap, or any other Debtor.

3. The Foster Foreclosure Actions

11. The Class Complaint attached to the Foster Claim identifies four separate

loans under which the Fosters are borrowers that are allegedly in “various stages of litigation” in

Hardin County Kentucky, Circuit Court (the “Hardin County Court”). See Class Complaint at

4-6. Before the sale of their mortgage loan servicing platform, it was the Debtors’ business

practice to maintain information relating to mortgage foreclosures in their loan servicing

databases. The Debtors searched both their active and inactive servicing records for any files

regarding the Fosters corresponding to the information identified in the Class Complaint. Based

on that review, the Debtors determined that GMACM has commenced four foreclosure actions

against the Fosters (collectively, the “Foster Foreclosure Actions”), three of which have been

completed. According to the Debtors’ servicing records, the status of each of the Foster

Foreclosure Actions is as follows:

• Case 10-CI-00862 - foreclosure complete; REO sold on June 28, 2012;

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• Case 09-CI-02248 - original foreclosure sale was cancelled; foreclosure


process was restarted on May 17, 2013; a new foreclosure sale date has
not yet been set;

• Case 09-CI-0209 - foreclosure complete; REO sold on June 24, 2011; and

• Case 10-CI-01862 - foreclosure complete and property currently held as


REO; eviction completed on July 2, 2013.

The Debtors’ books and records reflect no liability due and owing to the Fosters in connection

with the Foster Foreclosure Actions.

4. The Moody Foreclosure Actions

12. The Class Complaint identifies twelve separate loans under which the

Moodys are borrowers that are subject to foreclosure proceedings (collectively, the “Moody

Foreclosure Actions” and, collectively with the Assorgi Foreclosure Actions and Foster

Foreclosure Actions, the “Foreclosure Actions”) in Madison County Kentucky, Circuit Court

(the “Madison County Court”) or the Fayette County Kentucky, Circuit Court (the “Fayette

County Court”). See Class Complaint at 8-13. The descriptions of the Moody Foreclosure

Actions in the Class Complaint contain no reference to any Debtor and, upon information and

belief, no Debtor initiated any of the Moody Foreclosure Actions.

13. The Debtors have conducted a search of their books and records based on

the limited information provided in the Moody Claim and have determined that GMACM held or

serviced three second-lien loans under which the Moodys are borrowers. Accordingly, GMACM

may have been named as a co-defendant in the foreclosure action brought by the servicer of the

first-lien mortgage, although GMACM likely would not have entered an appearance.

14. The Debtors believe that the Moodys are not borrowers under any loan

secured by a first lien that is or was serviced or owned by the Debtors. However, in the absence

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of a loan number or property address, they are unable to confirm this point with absolute

certainty.

15. The Moody Claim describes the basis of the claim as “KY Class Action

GMAC Fraud/Forgery” and, in support, the Moody Claim attaches only the McKeever

Statement, which lists, among others, a class action allegedly captioned Moody v. Deutsche

Bank, GMAC Mortgage LLC, RALI and MERS, purportedly pending in the Fayette County Court

and asserting causes of action for “violation of Kentucky’s recording statutes, securitization and

document fraud . . . .” See Moody Claim, attached to the Objection as Exhibit 1-C. The Debtors

have searched Fayette County Court records, as well as their own books and records, and have

been unable to locate records of any such action.

C. The Debtors’ Review of the Proofs of Claim

16. The Debtors, after reviewing the supporting documentation and their

books and records, have determined that (a) the Claims are not properly asserted against Debtor

ResCap, and (b) even if the Proofs of Claim were filed against a Debtor that was a party to the

Putative Class Action or any of the Foreclosure Actions, no liability exists against such Debtors

with respect to the Claims. The claims, which are based on some or all of the Putative Class

Action or the Foreclosure Actions, are filed against ResCap, which has never been a party to any

of the Actions.

D. The Debtors’ Compliance With The Borrower Claims Procedures

17. It is my understanding that in connection with the filing of the Objection,

the Debtors have complied with the Claim Objection Procedures. I have been advised by the

Debtors’ personnel acting under my supervision and attorneys with Morrison & Foerster LLP

(“M&F”), the Debtors’ bankruptcy counsel, that, in accordance with the Claims Objection

Procedures Order, prior to filing the Objection, the Debtors’ personnel conferred with

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SilvermanAcampora LLP as Special Counsel to the Creditors’ Committee for Borrower Issues

(“Special Counsel”) in determining that (a) each proof of claim that the Debtors intended to

include in the Objection was, or should be treated as, a Borrower Claim subject to the Borrower

Claims Procedures, and (b) that a Request Letter was required to be sent to each Claimant under

the Borrower Claims Procedures.

18. I am further advised that the Debtors also conferred with Special Counsel

in drafting the Request Letters. The Debtors sent a Request Letter to McKeever as counsel to

each Claimant on July 10, 2013, requesting that each Claimant provide supplemental information

regarding the basis for the respective Claim by August 10, 2013, with the Debtors providing

copies of such letters to Special Counsel, copies of which are attached to the Objection as

Exhibit 5. To date, no response to the Request Letters has been received by the Debtors from

any Claimant.

19. To the best of my knowledge, prior to the filing of the Objection, both the

Debtors and Special Counsel have fully complied with all other relevant terms of the Claims

Objection Procedures Order.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing

is true and correct.

Dated: September 20, 2013

/s/ Lauren Graham Delehey


Lauren Graham Delehey
In-House Litigation Counsel for
Residential Capital, LLC

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3:10-cv-00611-CRS Foster et al v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. et al


Charles R. Simpson, III, presiding
Date filed: 09/28/2010
Date terminated: 02/07/2011
Date of last filing: 08/17/2011

History
Doc.
Dates Description
No.
Filed: 09/28/2010 Complaint
Entered: 09/30/2010
Docket Text: COMPLAINT filed by Brian Mason, Royce Wells, Charlotte A. Woodward,
1 Elizabeth Foster, Sherill A. Moody, John R. Foster, Augusta Mason, Mark Moody, Connie Wells
against All Defendants. Filing fee $ 350, receipt number L33024129. (Attachments: # (1)
Complaint Part 2, # (2) Complaint Part 3, # (3) Complaint Part 4, # (4) Complaint Part 5, # (5)
Exhibit A, # (6) Exhibit B) (AEP) (Additional attachment(s) added on 10/4/2010: # (7) Cover
Sheet) (RLK).
Filed: 09/28/2010 Case Assignment
Entered: 09/30/2010
2 Docket Text: Case Assignment (Random Selection): Case Assigned to Judge Charles R. Simpson
III. Magistrate designation: James D. Moyer. (AEP) Modified on 9/30/2010: corrected judge
(AEP).
Filed & Entered: 09/30/2010 Notice of Deficiency
3 Docket Text: NOTICE of Deficiency re [1] Complaint: Civil cover sheet not submitted with
complaint. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by
10/7/2010. (AEP)
Filed & Entered: 09/30/2010 Notice (Other)
4 Docket Text: CLERK'S NOTICE ON SUMMONS to counsel. No summonses were tendered with
the complaint. (AEP)
Filed & Entered: 10/03/2010 Notice (Other)
5
Docket Text: NOTICE Civil Cover Sheet by Elizabeth Foster (McKeever, Heather)
Filed & Entered: 10/04/2010 Response to Notice of Deficiency
Docket Text: CLERK'S NOTICE: Response to [3] Notice of Deficiency received from Counsel.
Civil Cover Sheet attached by Clerk to DN 1. Nature of Suit and Cause of Action corrected.
(RLK)
Filed & Entered: 01/17/2011 Notice of Appearance/
6 Docket Text: NOTICE of Appearance by Shannon O'Connell Egan on behalf of LSR Processing,
Lerner Sampson & Rothfuss (Egan, Shannon)
Filed & Entered: 01/17/2011 Corporate Disclosure Statement
7
Docket Text: Corporate Disclosure Statement by LSR Processing. (Egan, Shannon)
Filed & Entered: 01/17/2011 Corporate Disclosure Statement
8
Docket Text: Corporate Disclosure Statement by Lerner Sampson & Rothfuss. (Egan, Shannon)

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Filed & Entered: 01/17/2011 Motion to Dismiss


Terminated: 09/06/2011
Docket Text: MOTION to Dismiss Class Action Complaint by Defendants LSR Processing,
9 Lerner Sampson & Rothfuss Responses due by 2/10/2011 (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A, # (2)
Exhibit B, # (3) Exhibit C, # (4) Exhibit D, # (5) Exhibit E, # (6) Exhibit F, # (7) Exhibit G, # (8)
Exhibit H, # (9) Exhibit I, # (10) Exhibit J, # (11) Exhibit K, # (12) Exhibit L, # (13) Exhibit M, #
(14) Exhibit N, # (15) Exhibit O, # (16) Exhibit P, # (17) Exhibit Q, # (18) Exhibit R, # (19)
Proposed Order) (Egan, Shannon)
Filed & Entered: 02/02/2011 Motion to Dismiss
Terminated: 09/06/2011
10
Docket Text: MOTION to Dismiss Class Action Complaint by Defendant Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Responses due by 2/28/2011 (Attachments: # (1) Proposed Order) (VanderLaan, Aaron)
Filed & Entered: 02/02/2011 Notice of Appearance/
11 Docket Text: NOTICE of Appearance by Aaron A. VanderLaan on behalf of Dinsmore & Shohl
LLP (VanderLaan, Aaron)
Filed & Entered: 02/02/2011 Corporate Disclosure Statement
12
Docket Text: Corporate Disclosure Statement by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP. (VanderLaan, Aaron)
Filed & Entered: 02/03/2011 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
13
Docket Text: NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Elizabeth Foster (McKeever, Heather)
Filed & Entered: 02/16/2011 Motion for Sanctions
Terminated: 08/17/2011
Docket Text: MOTION for Sanctions Against Plaintiffs' Counsel by Defendants LSR Processing,
14 Lerner Sampson & Rothfuss Responses due by 3/14/2011 (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A) (Egan,
Shannon) (Main Document 14 replaced on 2/17/2011) (RLK). (Additional attachment(s) added
on 2/17/2011: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Exhibit A to Memorandum in Support, # (3)
Affidavit of Shannon O'Connell Egan, # (4) Exhibit A to Affidavit, # (5) Exhibit B to Affidavit, #
(6) Exhibit C to Affidavit, # (7) Proposed Order) (RLK).
Filed & Entered: 02/16/2011 Affidavit
15 Docket Text: ERROR: AFFIDAVIT docketed by Counsel separate from Motion. Affidavit
attached by Clerk to DN 14. (Egan, Shannon) Modified on 2/17/2011 (RLK).
Filed & Entered: 02/16/2011 Proposed Order
16 Docket Text: ERROR: Proposed Order docketed by Counsel separate from Motion. Proposed
Order attached by Clerk to DN 14. (Egan, Shannon) Modified on 2/17/2011 (RLK).
Filed & Entered: 03/14/2011 Motion for Extension of Time to File
Terminated: 09/06/2011 Response/Reply
Docket Text: Verified Response and MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer [14] Lerner
17 Sampson & Rothfuss' MOTION for Sanctions filed by Elizabeth Foster. Responses due by
3/24/2011. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Ohio AG ABC News Report, # (2) Exhibit Ohio LSR
Class Action, # (3) Exhibit Congressional Report.1, # (4) Exhibit Congressional Report.2)
(McKeever, Heather) Modified on 3/24/2011: Added Motion as an event, Response date set as
3/24/2011 (RLK). (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/24/2011: # (5) Proposed Order) (RLK).
Filed & Entered: 03/15/2011 Notice of Deficiency
18
Docket Text: NOTICE of Deficiency re [17] Response to Motion: Propose order not submitted
with response. Failure to comply will be brought to the attention of the Court. Response due by

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3/22/2011. (AEP)
Filed & Entered: 03/21/2011 Motion for Extension of Time to File
Terminated: 03/24/2011 Response/Reply
19 Docket Text: Proposed Order re [17] Response to Motion by Plaintiff Elizabeth Foster.
(McKeever, Heather) Modified on 3/24/2011: changed from Motion to Proposed Order and
corrected link (RLK).
Filed & Entered: 03/24/2011 Response to Notice of Deficiency
Docket Text: CLERK'S NOTICE: Response to [18] Notice of Deficiency received from Counsel.
Proposed Order attached by Clerk to DN 17. (RLK)
Filed & Entered: 03/24/2011 Notice of Docket Correction
Docket Text: NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION re [17] Verified Response and MOTION
for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. ERROR: Verified Response and Motion docketed
by Counsel as a Response. CORRECTION: Changed by Clerk from a Response to a Verified
Response and Motion. Response date of 3/24/2011 set. (RLK)
Filed & Entered: 03/24/2011 Notice of Docket Correction
Docket Text: NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION re [19] MOTION for Extension of Time to
File Response/Reply as to [18] Notice of Deficiency Proposed Order. ERROR: Proposed Order
docketed by Counsel as a Motion. CORRECTION: Docket changed by Clerk to reflect document
as a Proposed Order, not a Motion. (RLK)
Filed & Entered: 03/31/2011 Reply to Response to Motion
Docket Text: REPLY to Response to Motion re [17] MOTION for Extension of Time to File
20 Response/Reply filed by LSR Processing. (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support of Reply
to Ptf's Verified Response and Motion for an Extension of Time, # (2) Exhibit A - Email to
Shannon Egan from Heather McKeever) (Egan, Shannon)
Filed & Entered: 08/17/2011 Order on Motion for Sanctions
21 Docket Text: ORDER denying [14] Motion for Sanctions. Signed by Judge Charles R. Simpson,
III on 8/16/11. cc:counsel (JBM)

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Beaufort
Assorgi, Common Foreclosure County
Defendant 2010CP0706090 12/17/2010 Disposed 05/11/2012
Ruth A Pleas 420 Common
Pleas
Beaufort
Assorgi, Lis County
Defendant 2010LP0702976 12/17/2010 Pending Foreclosure
Ruth A Pendens Common
Pleas
Beaufort
Assorgi, Referred Common Foreclosure County
Defendant 2012CP0703969 11/20/2012
Ruth A To Master Pleas 420 Common
Pleas
Beaufort
Assorgi, Lis County
Defendant 2012LP0701746 11/20/2012 Pending Foreclosure
Ruth A Pendens Common
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Case Number: 2010LP0702976 Court Agency: Filed Date: 12/17/2010
Pleas
Case Sub
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Type:
Assigned
Status: Pending
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Assorgi, Ruth A Defendant 10/01/2010
Assorgi, Salvatore C Defendant 12/17/2010
Bac Home Loans
Plaintiff 12/17/2010
Servicing Lp
Cbc National Bank Defendant 10/01/2010
Countrywide Home
Plaintiff 10/01/2010
Loans Servicing Lp
Harbor Island Inn And
Ocean Villas Horizontal Defendant 10/01/2010
Property Regim
PO Box 11264 Columbia SC Plaintiff
Kelchner, John B 01/02/2013
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Case Number: 2010CP0706090 Filed Date: 12/17/2010
Agency: Pleas
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Case Type: Common Pleas Foreclosure 420 File Type: Non-Jury
Type:
Assigned Solicitor / Master In Equity G
Status: Disposed
Judge: S And C P
Ended by Non Disposition Disposition Dukes, Marvin
Disposition: 05/11/2012
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Assorgi, Salvatore C Defendant 12/17/2010
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Plaintiff 09/06/2012
Servicing Lp
Bank Of America N A Plaintiff 05/18/2012
Cbc National Bank Defendant 12/17/2010
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Plaintiff 12/17/2010
Loans Servicing Lp
Harbor Island Inn And
Ocean Villas Horizontal Defendant 12/17/2010
Property Regim
Plaintiff
Kelchner, John Brian PO Box 11264 Columbia SC 29211 05/18/2012
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Assorgi, Ruth A Defendant 11/20/2012
Assorgi, Salvatore C Defendant 11/20/2012
Coffin Point Plantation
Homeowners Defendant 11/20/2012
Association, Inc
Corley, Reginald 220 Executive Center Dr. Plaintiff
11/20/2012
Patrick Columbia SC 29210 Attorney
Cwheq Inc Defendant 11/20/2012
Cwheq Revolving Home
Equity Loan Trust Series Defendant 11/20/2012
2007-C
Hsbc Bank Usa, Trustee Plaintiff 11/20/2012
National Association
Sequoia Mortgage Trust
Plaintiff 11/20/2012
2007-1
The Bank Of New York Trustee For Certificate Holders Defendant 11/20/2012
The Bank Of New York
Defendant 11/20/2012
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Name Address Race Sex Of
Type Status Updated
Birth
Assorgi, Ruth A Defendant 11/20/2012
Assorgi, Salvatore C Defendant 11/20/2012
Coffin Point Plantation
Homeowners Defendant 11/20/2012
Association, Inc
Corley, Reginald 220 Executive Center Dr. Plaintiff
12/13/2012
Patrick Columbia SC 29210 Attorney
Cwheq Inc Defendant 11/20/2012
Cwheq Revolving Home
Equity Loan Trust Series Defendant 11/20/2012
2007-C
Hsbc Bank Usa, Trustee Plaintiff 07/18/2013
National Association
Sequoia Mortgage Trust
Plaintiff 11/20/2012
2007-1
The Bank Of New York Trustee For Certificate Holders Defendant 11/20/2012
The Bank Of New York
Defendant 11/20/2012
Mellon

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Exhibit 4

Rosenbaum Declaration

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT


SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

)
In re: ) Case No. 12-12020 (MG)
)
RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC, et al., ) Chapter 11
)
Debtors. ) Jointly Administered
)

DECLARATION OF NORMAN S. ROSENBAUM IN SUPPORT OF


DEBTORS’ OBJECTION TO PROOFS OF CLAIM FILED AGAINST
RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC BY (I) RUTH ASSORGI (CLAIM NO. 2580);
(II) JOHN R. FOSTER AND ELIZABETH FOSTER (CLAIM NO. 2581) AND
(III) MARK MOODY AND SHERRILL MOODY (CLAIM NO. 2583)

Norman S. Rosenbaum, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, declares under penalty of perjury:

1. I am a partner in the law firm of Morrison & Foerster LLP (“M&F”). M&F

maintains offices for the practice of law, among other locations in the United States and

worldwide, at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10104. I am an attorney

duly admitted to practice before this Court and the courts of the State of New York. By this

Court’s Order entered on July 16, 2012, M&F was retained as counsel to Residential Capital,

LLC and its affiliated debtors (the “Debtors”).

2. I submit this declaration (the “Declaration”) in support of the Debtors’ Objection

To Proofs Of Claim Filed Against Residential Capital, LLC By (I) Ruth Assorgi (Claim No.

2580); (II) John R. Foster And Elizabeth Foster (Claim No. 2581) And (III) Mark Moody And

Sherrill Moody (Claim No. 2583) Pursuant To Section 502(b) Of The Bankruptcy Code And

Bankruptcy Rule 3007 (the “Objection”) and in compliance with this Court’s Order entered

March 21, 2013, pursuant to section 105(a) of Title 11, United States Code (the “Bankruptcy

Code”) and Rules 1009, 3007 and 9019(b) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

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approving: (i) Claim Objection Procedures; (ii) Borrower Claim Procedures; (iii) Settlement

Procedures; and (iv) Schedule Amendment Procedures [Docket No. 3294] (the “Claim

Objection Procedures Order”).

3. It is my understanding that in connection with the filing of the Objection, the

Debtors have complied with the Claim Objection Procedures Order. I have been advised by

attorneys under my supervision that in accordance with the Claim Objection Procedures Order,

prior to filing the Objection, the Debtors mailed request letters to (a) Ruth Assorgi (“Assorgi”),

(b) John R. Foster and Elizabeth Foster (the “Fosters”), and (c) Mark Moody and Sherrill

Moody (the “Moodys” and, together with Assorgi and the Fosters, “Claimants”) to request

additional supporting documentation and explanation in support of, respectively, Claim No. 2580

(the “Assorgi Claim”), Claim No. 2581 (the “Foster Claim”), and Claim No. 2583 (the “Moody

Claim” and, together with the Assorgi Claim and the Foster Claim, the “Claims”). I am further

advised that the Debtors conferred with SilvermanAcampora LLP as Special Counsel to the

Creditors’ Committee for Borrower Issues (“Special Counsel”) in drafting the request letters and

provided Special Counsel with copies of the request letters sent to the Claimants.

4. To the best of my knowledge, prior to the filing of the Objection, both the Debtors

and Special Counsel have fully complied with all other relevant terms of the Claim Objection

Procedures Order.

Dated: September 20, 2013


New York, New York
/s/ Norman S. Rosenbaum
Norman S. Rosenbaum

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Exhibit 5

Nosek Declaration

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT


SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
------------------------------------------------------------------x
In re: Chapter 11
Case No. 12-12020 (MG)
RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC, et al.
(Jointly Administered)
Debtors.
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DECLARATION OF ROBERT D. NOSEK IN SUPPORT OF THE DEBTORS’


OBJECTION TO PROOFS OF CLAIM FILED AGAINST
RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC BY (I) RUTH ASSORGI (CLAIM NO. 2580);
(II) JOHN R. FOSTER AND ELIZABETH FOSTER (CLAIM NO. 2581) AND
(III) MARK MOODY AND SHERRILL MOODY (CLAIM NO. 2583)

Robert D. Nosek, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, declares under penalty of perjury:

1. I am counsel to the firm SilvermanAcampora LLP (“SilvermanAcampora”),

with offices located at 100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 300, Jericho, New York 11753. I am duly

admitted to practice law before this Court and the courts of the State of New York. By this

Court’s Order entered November 30, 2012, SilvermanAcampora was retained as special counsel

to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Residential Capital, LLC, et al. for

borrower issues.

2. I submit this declaration (the “Declaration”) in support of the Debtors’ Objection

To Proofs Of Claim Filed Against Residential Capital, LLC By (I) Ruth Assorgi (Claim No.

2580); (II) John R. Foster And Elizabeth Foster (Claim No. 2581) And (III) Mark Moody And

Sherrill Moody (Claim No. 2583) Pursuant To Section 502(b) Of The Bankruptcy Code And

Bankruptcy Rule 3007 (the “Objection”) and in compliance with this Court’s Order entered

March 21, 2013, pursuant to section 105(a) of Title 11, United States Code (the “Bankruptcy

Code”) and Rules 1009, 3007 and 9019(b) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure

approving: (i) Claim Objection Procedures; (ii) Borrower Claim Procedures; (iii) Settlement

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Procedures; and (iv) Schedule Amendment Procedures [Docket No. 3294] (the “Claims

Objection Procedures Order”).

3. Unless otherwise stated in this Declaration, I have personal knowledge of the

facts hereinafter set forth and, if called as a witness, I could and would testify competently

thereto.

4. Pursuant to the Claims Objection Procedures Order, prior to filing the Objection,

the Debtors provided SilvermanAcampora with copies of: Claim No. 2580 (the “Assorgi

Claim”) filed by Ruth Assorgi (“Assorgi”); Claim No. 2581 (the “Foster Claim”) filed by John

R. Foster and Elizabeth Foster (the “Fosters”); and Claim No. 2583 (the “Moody Claim” and,

together with the Assorgi Claim and the Foster Claim, the “Claims”) filed by Mark Moody and

Sherrill Moody (the “Moodys” and, together with Assorgi and the Fosters, “Claimants”), which

the Debtors intended to include in the Objection.

5. I or my designee at my direction first reviewed the Claims to determine if such

claims were actually filed without sufficient explanation or sufficient supporting documentation

to determine the validity of such claims. Thereafter, I or my designee at my direction conferred

with the Debtors and agreed that the Claimants should receive request letters, requesting

additional explanation and documentation in support of their claims.

6. I or my designee at my direction also conferred with the Debtors in drafting the

request letters. The Debtors advised SilvermanAcampora that they sent such request letters to

the Claimants’ putative representative, with the Debtors providing copies of such letters to

SilvermanAcampora.

7. SilvermanAcampora has reviewed the basis of the Claims and does not object to

the Debtors’ determination and reasoning for filing the Objection.

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8. To the best of my knowledge, prior to the filing of the Objection, both the Debtors

and SilvermanAcampora have fully complied with all other relevant terms of the Claims

Objections Procedures Order.

Dated: September 20, 2013


Jericho, New York

/s/ Robert D. Nosek


Robert D. Nosek

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Exhibit 6

Request Letters

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