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MORTGAGE RESOLUTION SERVICES, LLC, 1ST :
FIDELITY LOAN SERVICING, LLC, and S & A :
CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC., :
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Plaintiffs, :
: No. 15 CV 293-LTS-JCF
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-against-
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., CHASE HOME
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FINANCE LLC, and JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., :
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Defendants.
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Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26 and 33, Plaintiffs S&A Capital
Partners, Inc. ("S&A") and 1st Fidelity Loan Servicing, LLC ("1st Fidelity") (collectively,
“Plaintiffs”) hereby submit their Supplemental Objections and Responses to the Third Set of
N.A. (“Chase”).
GENERAL OBJECTIONS
1. Plaintiffs object to the Interrogatories to the extent that they seek information
that may be protected from disclosure by the attorney-client or other privileges, or the work
product doctrine.
2. Plaintiffs object to the Interrogatories to the extent that they seek opinion that
is the proper subject of expert testimony. Such material, if otherwise discoverable, will be
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3. Plaintiffs object to the Interrogatories to the extent that they seek information
and material that is beyond the scope permitted by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,
Local Civil Rules, the Individual Rules and Practices of Judge Swain and/or Magistrate Judge
4. Plaintiffs object to the Interrogatories to the extent that they are ambiguous,
the need of the case, the resources of the parties and to the extent that they do not take into
5. Plaintiffs object to the Interrogatories to the extent that they prematurely ask for
an opinion or contention that relates to fact or the application of law to fact prior to designated
discovery is completed.
given within, or concede that the Responses demanded are relevant to the subject matter of
the lawsuit or the claims or defenses, nor do they concede that the demanded responses are
proportional to the needs of the case, the resources of the parties or take into account the
information and belief of Plaintiffs at this stage of discovery and are provided subject to such
information as may be recalled or produced in the future. Plaintiffs reserve their right to
8. Plaintiffs object to the definitions to the extent that they purport to change the
common meaning of the English language with regard to any word or phrase, to the extent
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that they attempt to alter the scope of discovery under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
and the Local Rules of the Southern District of New York, and to the extent that the
definitions define terms differently than such terms are defined under the Federal Rules of
Procedure, the Local Rules of the Southern District of New York, and/or common law.
Plaintiffs also object to the definitions to the extent that they are argumentative, prejudicial,
“Identification” and “State the Basis” on the grounds of the foregoing objections and that
Chase has not identified and produced all of said documents related to these definitions.
Interrogatory No. 1
Identify each loan that You claim to have purchased from Chase. Your response should
identify any proof that You purchased the loan (including any purchase contracts or assignments),
include the purchase date, purchase price and lien position for each loan, and state whether (and
Response
Plaintiffs hereby supplements its response to this Interrogatory as required by the Rules,
and pursuant to a stipulation of the Parties to supplement Plaintiffs’ responses.1 Plaintiffs further
object to this Interrogatory as overbroad and unduly burdensome to the extent it calls for Plaintiffs
to reproduce, in narrative answer format, material from third parties that has already been
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These responses are also propounded pursuant to the Court’s June 23, 2018 Order.
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information from the Plaintiffs that is readily available to the Defendant or which Defendant, who
are the original sellers of the loans, have been unable to produce themselves due to claims that it
is unduly burdensome to do so, and because the loans sold differ from document to document
produced by Defendant.
Further answering, all of the depositions taken of individuals, all documents produced by
the individuals and entities, all of the correspondence from such individuals and entities, and all
expert reports of the Plaintiffs’ experts have already been produced to the Defendant. See Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d); July 9, 2018 Expert Report of Richard W. Payne, III (Exhibit 1);
Jeffrey S. Andrien (Exhibit 2); and Zachary Allen Bumpus (Exhibit 3).
Furthermore, Plaintiffs have previously provided a “Master Loan List,” containing the list
of loans known to Plaintiffs that were purchased from Chase (Exhibit 4). Moreover, as the party
who sold the loans, and to the extent applicable, repurchased them, said information is within the
possession of Chase.
determine, for many of the loans, what Plaintiffs’ received (Exhibit 1-3). As such information is
in the sole possession of the Defendant, Plaintiffs defer to Defendant for a more complete
response to the extent Defendant deems same necessary, which Plaintiffs do not concede.
Interrogatory No. 2
Identify each loan that You purchased from Chase with respect to which You contend that
Chase improperly recorded a Lien Release, and State the Basis for your contention. Your response
should include an Identification of the Lien Release (including by date and bates number).
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Response
Plaintiffs hereby supplements its response to this Interrogatory as required by the Rules,
and pursuant to a stipulation of the Parties to supplement Plaintiffs responses. Plaintiffs further
object to this Interrogatory as overbroad and unduly burdensome to the extent it calls for Plaintiffs
to reproduce, in narrative answer format, material from third parties that has already been
information from the Plaintiffs that is readily available to the Defendant or which Defendant, who
is the original drafter of such Lien Releases, has been unable to produce itself due to claims that it
Further answering, all of the depositions taken of individuals, all documents produced by
the individuals and entities, all of the correspondence from such individuals and entities, and all
expert reports of the Plaintiffs’ experts have already been produced to the Defendant. See Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d); July 9, 2018 Expert Report of Richard W. Payne, III (Exhibit 1);
Jeffrey S. Andrien (Exhibit 2); and Zachary Allen Bumpus (Exhibit 3).
Subject to the foregoing objections, and subject to the previous response to this
Interrogatory, Plaintiff further states that Plaintiff has attached a list of Lien Releases currently
known as of this date (Exhibit 5), which includes Lien Releases previously disclosed within
Attachment VIII of Mr. Andrien’s Report (Exhibit 2). The list attached to Mr. Andrien’s Report
identifies (by date and bates number) 399 loans which Defendant sold to Plaintiffs and later issued
either a Lien Release or Debt Forgiveness Letter (“DFL”) after March 1, 2012. Exhibit 5
contains two lists, a “Discovery List” which identifies 621 loans where Defendant issued a Lien
Release; and a list titled “Other Releases” which identifies an additional 171 loans identified by
Plaintiffs’ experts through their examination of all the discovery produced in this case where
Defendant issued some form of “consumer relief” (Exhibit 5 - Other Releases; Exhibit 2, pp. 48-
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49).2
Moreover, upon information and belief, Defendant is continuing to issue Lien Release
Interrogatory No. 3
For each loan for which You contend that Chase improperly recorded a Lien Release, state
whether you believe that Chase did or did not subsequently record a Rescission of the Lien
Release, and State the Basis for Your contention (if any) that any such Rescission was
Response
Plaintiffs hereby supplement their response to this Interrogatory as required by the Rules,
and pursuant to a stipulation of the Parties to supplement Plaintiffs’ responses. Plaintiffs further
object to this Interrogatory as overbroad and unduly burdensome to the extent it calls for Plaintiffs
to reproduce, in narrative answer format, material from third parties that has already been
information from the Plaintiffs that is readily available to the Defendant or which Defendant, who
is the original drafter of such Rescissions of Lien Releases, have been unable to produce itself due
Further answering, all of the depositions taken of individuals, all documents produced by
the individuals and entities, all of the correspondence from such individuals and entities, and all
expert reports of the Plaintiffs’ experts have already been produced to the Defendant. See Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d); July 9, 2018 Expert Report of: Richard W. Payne, III (Exhibit 1);
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The “Discovery List” as used herein is the list produced by Defendant wherein Chase produced information for all
liens which it identified the issuance of either a Lien Release or Debt Forgiveness Letter.
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Jeffrey S. Andrien (Exhibit 2); and Zachary Allen Bumpus (Exhibit 3).
Subject to the foregoing objections, and subject to the previous response to this
Interrogatory, based on Page 59 of the testimony of Erika Lance of Nationwide Title Clearing,
Inc. (“NTC”), from her deposition of October 5, 2017, Chase did not send out all recorded
documents, including Lien Releases. As such, Chase has admittedly recorded title documents on
the chain of title without notice to the homeowners thus impacted. It is highly impractical and
burdensome to research each and every Loan to determine whether a Rescission of Lien Release
Nevertheless, as part of Attachment VIII of Mr. Andrien’s Report (Exhibit 2) and Exhibit
5, there is a column which indicates whether or not Plaintiffs are aware of whether a Recession of
“ineffective”, same calls for a legal conclusion and or opinion and as such, is not a proper inquiry
for an interrogatory. Moreover, Plaintiffs’ experts opined that the issuance of a Rescission, in
Interrogatory No. 4
Identify each loan that You purchased from Chase with respect to which You contend that
Chase sent the borrower a Debt Forgiveness Letter, and State the Basis for Your contention.
Response
Plaintiffs hereby supplement their response to this Interrogatory as required by the Rules,
and pursuant to a stipulation of the Parties to supplement Plaintiffs’ responses. Plaintiffs further
object to this Interrogatory as overbroad and unduly burdensome to the extent it calls for Plaintiffs
to reproduce, in narrative answer format, material from third parties that has already been
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information from the Plaintiffs that is readily available to the Defendant or which Defendant, who
is the original drafter of such Rescissions of Lien Releases, have been unable to produce itself due
Further answering, all of the depositions taken of individuals, all documents produced by
the individuals and entities, all of the correspondence from such individuals and entities, and all
expert reports of the Plaintiffs’ experts have already been produced to the Defendant. See Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d); July 9, 2018 Expert Report of Richard W. Payne, III (Exhibit 1);
Jeffrey S. Andrien (Exhibit 2); and Zachary Allen Bumpus (Exhibit 3).
Subject to the foregoing objections, and subject to the previous response to this
Interrogatory, Plaintiffs further state that Plaintiffs have attached a list of loans for which they are
presently aware that Defendant sent a Debt Forgiveness Letter (identified as “DFL” on the list)
(Exhibit 5); which includes DFLs previously disclosed within Attachment VIII of Mr. Andrien’s
Report (Exhibit 2). Exhibit 5 identifies 23 loans on the “Discovery List” where a DFL was
issued by Defendant, and an additional 171 loans were identified by Plaintiffs’ experts through
their examination of all the discovery produced in this case where Defendant issued some form of
Moreover, upon information and belief, Defendant is continuing to issue Debt Forgiveness
Interrogatory No. 5
Identify (including by borrower name and loan number) each instance in which You
contend that a borrower's payments to You ceased or were interrupted by (i) the borrower
receiving a Debt Forgiveness Letter from Chase or (ii) Chase's recordation of a Lien Release
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with respect to the loan. Your response should Identify the dates and amounts of any payments
that You received on the loan before and after the Debt Forgiveness Letter or Lien Release and
State the Basis for Your contention that the borrower ceased making payments as a result of the
Response
Plaintiffs hereby supplement their response to this Interrogatory as required by the Rules,
and pursuant to a stipulation of the Parties to supplement Plaintiffs’ responses. Plaintiffs further
object to this Interrogatory as overbroad and unduly burdensome to the extent it calls for Plaintiffs
to reproduce, in narrative answer format, material from third parties that has already been
produced to Defendant.
Further answering, all of the depositions taken of individuals, all documents produced by
the individuals and entities, all of the correspondence from such individuals and entities, and all
expert reports of the Plaintiffs’ experts have already been produced to the Defendant. See Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d); July 9, 2018 Expert Report of Richard W. Payne, III (Exhibit 1);
Jeffrey S. Andrien (Exhibit 2); and Zachary Allen Bumpus (Exhibit 3).
Moreover, Plaintiffs cannot ascertain with any certainty why borrowers from whom
they previously received payments stopped making payments and/or why payments were
interrupted as a result of: (i) the borrower receiving a Debt Forgiveness Letter from Chase or
(ii) Chase's recordation of a Lien Release with respect to the loan; because such information
could only be determined if: a) Chase provided such information to the Plaintiffs, which
Chase has indicated they cannot do, and/or b) the borrower informed Plaintiffs of that fact.
That being said, Plaintiffs are aware that this happened from time to time, but are unable to
specifically identify any particular loan numbers at this time for the reasons stated herein.
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Interrogatory No. 6
Identify (including by date, loan number, payment amount, and payor) each instance in
which You contend that Chase improperly accepted and retained a payment on a loan that You
purchased from Chase. Your response should include the date(s) and amount(s) of the alleged
payment(s), and State the Basis for Your contention that Chase improperly accepted and retained
Response
Plaintiffs hereby supplement their response to this Interrogatory as required by the Rules,
and pursuant to a stipulation of the Parties to supplement Plaintiffs’ responses. Plaintiffs further
object to this Interrogatory as overbroad and unduly burdensome to the extent it calls for Plaintiffs
to reproduce, in narrative answer format, material from third parties that has already been
information from the Plaintiffs that is readily available to the Defendant or which Defendant, who
is the original keeper of the records of ownership of the S&A and 1st Fidelity Loans, has been
Further answering, all of the depositions taken of individuals, all documents produced by
the individuals and entities, all of the correspondence from such individuals and entities, and all
expert reports of the Plaintiffs’ experts have already been produced to the Defendant. See Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d); July 9, 2018 Expert Report of Richard W. Payne, III (Exhibit 1);
Jeffrey S. Andrien (Exhibit 2); and Zachary Allen Bumpus (Exhibit 3).
Over said objections, each and every Loan which was not properly transferred as would be
evidenced by the existence of a “RESPA transfer letter”, and even some which were, could be
subject to payment by the borrower to the Defendant without Plaintiffs’ ability to determine if,
when and/or in what amounts such payments were made and or received.
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Moreover, Plaintiffs’ Expert Reports outline that Chase breached the various Agreements
at issue herein in that it failed to provide the Plaintiffs with necessary and required information
regarding the loans which prohibited Plaintiffs from boarding the loans and in many instances,
identifying what type of loans they received, including whether and if a “RESPA transfer letter”
was sent by Chase, and Plaintiffs would only know if Chase received payments if: a) Chase told
the Plaintiffs, and/or b) the payor provided proof of payment to Chase. In so much as either of the
above occurred, Plaintiffs are not now in possession of such information. As such, it is nearly
impossible to answer this question more fully at this time and or as posed by the Defendant. See
Interrogatory No. 7
Identify (including by date, amount, and payee) any expenses or costs, including but not
limited to legal fees or extra staff or overhead costs, that You contend You incurred as a result
of Chase's alleged wrongdoing and that You claim as damages in this case, and State the
Response
Plaintiffs hereby supplement their response to this Interrogatory as required by the Rules,
and pursuant to a stipulation of the Parties to supplement Plaintiffs’ responses. Plaintiffs further
object to this Interrogatory as overbroad and unduly burdensome to the extent it calls for Plaintiffs
to reproduce, in narrative answer format, material from third parties that has already been
produced to Defendant.
To the extent this Interrogatory calls for notes and/or memoranda prepared by the potential
testifying expert witnesses, Plaintiffs object to the Interrogatory as premature and expressly
reserve the right to supplement, clarify, revise, or correct any or all responses to the Interrogatory,
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and to assert additional objections and/or privileges, in one or more subsequent supplemental
response(s) in accordance with the time period for exchanging expert reports set by the Court.
Further answering, all of the depositions taken of individuals, all documents produced by
the individuals and entities, all of the correspondence from such individuals and entities, and all
expert reports of the Plaintiffs’ experts have already been produced to the Defendant. See Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d); July 9, 2018 Expert Report of Richard W. Payne, III (Exhibit 1);
Jeffrey S. Andrien (Exhibit 2); and Zachary Allen Bumpus (Exhibit 3).
In particular, the Report of Mr. Andrien outlines costs anticipated and or incurred by MRS
as a result of the MLPA Transaction, as well as costs associated with Defendant’s breach (Exhibit
2, p. 30-36 (Table 5)). Mr. Andrien’s Report also details the expenses anticipated and incurred,
and discusses that certain expenses were in fact transferred to and or absorbed by S&A or 1st
Fidelity (Exhibit 2). Also included in Mr. Andrien’s Report as Attachment VI A and VI B are the
Profit and Loss Statements for S&A and 1st Fidelity for the Fiscal Years 2009 – 2018YTD, which
Plaintiff has also previously disclosed legal expenses (SA00449478-503). That disclosure
was for expenses through July 2017 for Tantillo Law PLLC and October 2016 for Walker Di
Marco, P.A., and totaled $1,891,459. Obviously, further legal expenses have been incurred since
July 2017 and October 2016 respectively, including costs associates with the preparation of the
Expert Reports produced on July 9, 2018, for which Plaintiffs have yet to receive invoices.
Interrogatory No. 8
Identify (including by date and bates number) each contract between You and Chase,
whether written or oral, that You contend Chase breached. Your response should State the Basis
for your contention that Chase breached the contract and Identify any damages that You contend
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Response
Plaintiffs hereby supplement their response to this Interrogatory as required by the Rules,
and pursuant to a stipulation of the Parties to supplement Plaintiffs’ responses. Plaintiffs further
object to this Interrogatory as overbroad and unduly burdensome to the extent it calls for Plaintiffs
to reproduce, in narrative answer format, material from third parties that has already been
information from the Plaintiffs that is readily available to the Defendant or which Defendant, who
is the original drafter of the applicable Agreements, and made all representations contained
therein, has been unable to produce itself due to claims that it is unduly burdensome to do so.
To the extent this Interrogatory calls for notes and/or memoranda prepared by any
potential testifying expert witness, Plaintiffs object to the Interrogatory as such information is
Further answering, all of the depositions taken of individuals, all documents produced by
the individuals and entities, all of the correspondence from such individuals and entities, and all
expert reports of the Plaintiffs’ experts have already been produced to the Defendant. See Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 33(d); July 9, 2018 Expert Report of Richard W. Payne, III (Exhibit 1);
Jeffrey S. Andrien (Exhibit 2); and Zachary Allen Bumpus (Exhibit 3).
Over said objections, and without waiving same, Plaintiffs S&A and 1st Fidelity are aware
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Defendant breached the above Contracts by sending borrowers Lien Releases and or Debt
Forgiveness Letters; failing to properly, or at all, assign to the Plaintiffs loans which had been sold
to them, including a failure to comply with RESPA rules and regulations; and or not owning the
Plaintiffs suffered lost profits in an amount yet to be determined as damages continue to accrue
since Defendant continues to breach the Agreements by sending releases and forgiveness letters.
Moreover, the Defendant was unjustly enriched by at least $557 million in that by issuing Debt
Forgiveness Letters and Lien Releases, which negatively impacted the Plaintiffs, Defendant
received HAMP payments of at least $550 million from the US Government that they would not
have been eligible to receive, had they not engaged in the bad-acts alleged by the Plaintiffs
(Exhibit 2).
Defendant also engaged in consumer relief initiatives that affected loans previously sold to
the Plaintiffs. The principal balance on these loans totaled approximately $6 million. To the
extent that these loans were used to satisfy the consumer relief requirements, under the terms of
the various settlement agreements the Defendant entered into with the U.S. Government (the
Plaintiffs have also incurred significant legal fees and expenses to prosecute this action,
and to defend actions brought by borrowers and others because of Defendant’s breaches, as
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SIGNED UNDER THE PAINS AND PENALTIES OF PERJURY nns 1I th DAY OF JULY, 2018.
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Laurence Schneider
AS TO OBJECTIONS: