IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL

STATE OF FLORIDA, SECOND DISTRICT

GEORGE E. MERRIGAN,
Petitioner

v.
Case No.: 2D11-
BANK OF N.Y. MELLON, L.T. Case No. 09-CA-055758
FKA BANK OF N.Y.,
Respondent.
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Appendix

Appendix Volume 1

Order Setting Case for Docket Sounding, Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Merrigan,
09-CA-055758 (Fla. 20th Cir. Ct. March 9, 2011)......................................... 1

Docket Sheet, Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Merrigan, 09-CA-055758 (Fla. 20th

Cir. Ct.) ........................................................................................................... 2

Notice of Failure of Plaintiff to Post Nonresidential Cost Bond on Behalf of

Defendant, Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Merrigan, 09-CA-055758 (Fla. 20th Cir.
Ct., March 15, 2011)....................................................................................... 5

Order Setting Case for Docket Sounding and Order of Referral to General
Magistrate, Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Merrigan, 09-CA-055758 (Fla. 20th Cir.
Ct. Jan. 6, 2011) .............................................................................................. 7

Minutes, Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Merrigan, 09-CA-055758 (Fla. 20th Cir.

Ct. July, 21, 2011)......................................................................................... 11

Order to Abate Proceedings, Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Merrigan, 09-CA-

055758 (Fla. 20th Cir. Ct. June 8, 2010) ...................................................... 12
Ex Parte Motion to Abate Proceedings, Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Merrigan,
09-CA-055758 (Fla. 20th Cir. Ct. June 7, 2010 )......................................... 13

Notice of Hearing, Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Merrigan, 09-CA-055758 (Fla.

20th Cir. Ct. March 29, 2010)....................................................................... 14

Motion to Dismiss, Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Merrigan, 09-CA-055758 (Fla.

20th Cir. Ct. Apr. 27, 2009).......................................................................... 17

Notice of Special Appearance, Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Merrigan, 09-CA-

055758 (Fla. 20th Cir. Ct. Apr. 27, 2009) ................................................... 19

Civil Cover Sheet, Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Merrigan, 09-CA-055758 (Fla.

20th Cir. Ct. March 25, 2009)....................................................................... 21

Complaint, Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Merrigan, 09-CA-055758 (Fla. 20th Cir.

Ct. Mar. 25, 2009)......................................................................................... 22

Notice of Lis Pendens, Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Merrigan, 09-CA-055758

(Fla. 20th Cir. Ct March 25, 2009) ............................................................... 43

*Affidavit of Todd Allen .............................................................................. 45

*Affidavit of Shannon Anderson.................................................................. 50

*Affidavit of Larry Bradshaw....................................................................... 55

*Affidavit of Charles W. Cadrecha ............................................................. 64

*Affidavit of W. Justin Cottrell .................................................................... 66

*Affidavit of Lane Houk.............................................................................. 69

*Affidavit of Thomas E. Ice ......................................................................... 78

*Affidavit of Georgi Merrigan ..................................................................... 82

*Affidavit of Michael Olenick ..................................................................... 85

*Affidavit of Melva Rozier........................................................................... 93

*Affidavit of Laurence M. Schwartztol........................................................ 97

Exhibit 1: ACLU Request for Judicial Records ............................ 101

Exhibit 2: Lee County Clerk of Courts, Mortgage Foreclosure

Analysis for Backlog and Dispositions ............................................ 105

Exhibit 3: Email from Nancy Aloia, Family/Civil Court Director, to

Judge Keith Cary, et al. (Oct. 5, 2010)............................................. 108

Exhibit 4: Email from Judge John S. Carlin to Judge Stella Diamond

(Oct. 15, 2010).................................................................................. 110

Exhibit 5: Email from Judge John S. Carlin to Nancy Aloia,

Family/Civil Court Director (Aug. 20, 2010) .................................. 112

Exhibit 6: Email from Ellen Conderman, Judicial Assistant, to

Kimberly Cambareri, Computer Programmer/Analyst (Mar. 8, 2010)
.......................................................................................................... 117

Exhibit 7: Email from Judge John S. Carlin to Linda Johnston, Senior

Court Clerk (Feb. 17, 2009) ............................................................. 120

Exhibit 8: Email from Judge John S. Carlin to Judge Michael

McHugh (Apr. 23, 2009) .................................................................. 123

Exhibit 9: Email from Judge Lee Ann Schreiber to Judge George

Richards (Sept. 10, 2010) ................................................................. 125

Exhibit 10: Email from Judge John S. Carlin to Nancy Aloia,

Family/Civil Court Director (June 25, 2010) .................................. 128

Exhibit 11: Email from Judge George Richards to Judge Lee Ann
Schreiber (Apr. 13, 2010)................................................................. 130

Exhibit 12: Email from Judge Sherra Winesett to Judge Michael

McHugh (Mar.16, 2010)................................................................... 133

Exhibit 13: Email from Judge John S. Carlin to Sandi Sauls, Civil
Division Manager (May 5, 2010) ..................................................... 137
 Exhibit 14: Email from Judge John S. Carlin to Penelope Rose (May
21, 2010)........................................................................................... 139

Exhibit 15: Email from Judge Hugh Starnes to Judge John S. Carlin
(Aug. 13, 2010)................................................................................. 141

Exhibit 16: Email from Judge John S. Carlin to Sandi Sauls, Civil
Division Manager, and Linda Johnston, Senior Court Clerk, (Sept. 1,
2010) ................................................................................................. 144

Exhibit 17: Email from Judge John S. Carlin to Judge Stella Diamond
(Oct. 15, 2010).................................................................................. 146

Exhibit 18: Model Docket Sounding Order, Twentieth Judicial

Circuit ............................................................................................... 148

*Affidavit of Mark P. Stopa ....................................................................... 151

*Affidavit of Matthew S. Toll ................................................................... 154

Hr’g Tr., Chase Home Finance v. Ashgar, No. 09-CA-71071, Feb. 15, 2010
(Fla. 20th Cir. Ct.)....................................................................................... 157

Hr’g Tr., Federal National Mortgage Association v. Champelovier, No. 09-

CA-68753, Feb. 21, 2011 (Fla. 20th Cir. Ct.)............................................. 161

Hr’g Tr., BankUnited v. Connolly No. 09-CA-069295, Oct. 5, 2010 (Fla.

20th Cir. Ct.) ............................................................................................... 170

Def.’s Objection to Referral to Magistrate and Motion to Vacate Order

Setting Case for Docket Sounding, Citimortgage v. Galpin, No. 10-CA-
055328, (Fla. 20th Cir. Ct. Nov. 4, 2010)................................................... 176

Order, Onewest Bank v. Garcia, No. 09-CA-068784 (Fla. 20th Cir. Ct. Dec.
29, 2010) ..................................................................................................... 181

Hr’g Tr., BAC Home Loans v. Hanes, No. 09-CA-070652, Oct. 27, 2010
(Fla. 20th Cir. Ct.)....................................................................................... 183
Appendix Volume 2

Hr’g Tr., Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. McCarty, No. 10-CA-50102, Feb. 15, 2011
(Fla. 20th Cir. Ct.)....................................................................................... 200

Cross-Notice of Hearing, Fifth Third Mortgage Company v. Olsson, No. 36-

09-CA-066527 (Fla. 20th Cir. Ct. Sept. 20, 2010) ..................................... 205

Order Granting Motion to File Amended Complaint, U.S. Bank National

Association v. Olsson, No. 09-CA-066527 (Fla. 20th Cir. Ct. Sept. 17, 2010)
..................................................................................................................... 208

Motion to File Amended Complaint, U.S. Bank National Association v.

Olsson, No. 09-CA-066527 (Fla. 20th Cir. Ct. Sept. 14, 2010) ................. 211

Request for Stay of Entry of Judgment, HSBC Bank USA v. Ordonez, No.
09-CA-052969 (Fla. 20th Cir. Ct. Sept. 13, 2010) ..................................... 214

Register of Actions, HSBC Bank USA v. Ordonez, No. 09-CA-052969.... 230

Exceptions to Report and Recommendations of Magistrate, Aurora Loan

Servs. v. Schaaff, No. 10-CA-050448, (Fla. 20th Cir. Ct. Dec. 20, 2010)
..................................................................................................................... 233

Ex Parte Corrective Order, HSBC Bank USA v. Shinneman, No. 10-CA-

50089 (Fla. 20th Cir. Ct. Dec. 30, 2010) ..................................................... 236

Order, HSBC Bank USA v. Shinneman, No. 10-CA-50089 (Fla. 20th Cir. Ct.
Dec. 2, 2010)............................................................................................... 238

Hr’g Tr., U.S. Bank v. Shively, No. 09-CA-059070, March 24, 2011 (Fla.
20th Cir. Ct.). .............................................................................................. 239

Hr’g Tr., U.S. Bank v. Webster, No. 09-CA-063473, Feb. 10, 2011 (Fla. 20th
Cir. Ct.) ....................................................................................................... 243

Hr’g Tr., U.S. Bank v. Webster, No. 09-CA-063473, Dec. 8, 2010 (Fla. 20th
Cir. Ct.) ....................................................................................................... 249
Liza Fernandez, Rocket Docket Investigation, Fox 4 (Dec. 13, 2010)....... 254

Liza Fernandez, 4 In Your Corner Investigates Lee County's "Rocket

Docket" Program, Fox 4 (Sept. 15, 2010).................................................. 256

Dick Hogan, Move is on for Non-Court Florida Foreclosures, News-Press,

Jan. 31, 2010, at Al ..................................................................................... 257

Michael Corkery, A Florida Court's 'Rocket Docket' Blasts Through

Foreclosure Cases, Wall Street Journal, Feb. 18, 2009, at A1 .................. 260

Dick Hogan, In Court: Boom Drops on Homeowners, News-Press, Dec. 8,

2008, at A1 ................................................................................................. 264

Ryan Lengerich, Courts Tackle Housing Crisis, News-Press, Dec. 5, 2008,

at A1............................................................................................................ 267

Lee County Foreclosure Information Page................................................. 269

Memorandum from Chief Justice Canady to Chief Judges of the Circuit

Courts (Nov. 17, 2010) ............................................................................... 271

Memorandum from Judge John F. Laurent, Trial Court Budget Commission

Chair, to Chief Judges of the Circuit Courts (Oct. 28, 2010).................... 278

Florida Office of the State Court Administrator, Florida State Courts System
Foreclosure and Economic Recovery Funding Plan, FY 2010-2011 (June
2010) ........................................................................................................... 279

Florida Office of the State Court Administrator, Foreclosure and Economic

Recovery Status Report............................................................................... 288

Office of the Attorney General of Florida Economic Crimes Division,

Unfair, Deceptive, and Unconscionable Acts in Foreclosure Cases (Dec.
2010) ........................................................................................................... 292

Appendix Volume 3

In re: Investigation of Law Offices of David J. Stern, P.A., AG No. L10-3-

1145, Tammie Lou Kapusta Dep. (Sept. 22, 2010).................................... 390
GMAC Mortgage v. Neu, No. 08-CA-040805, Jeffrey Stephan Dep. (Fla.
15th Cir. Ct. Dec. 9, 2010).......................................................................... 411

* Original signed and notarized affidavits bound under separate cover.

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