In re Citimortgage Inc Home Affordable Modification Program Hamp Contract Litigation
Published: Oct. 26, 2013 | Result Date: Oct. 7, 2013 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2:11-ml-02274-DSF-PLA Bench Decision – Class Certification Denied
Court
USDC Central
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Jeff S. Westerman
(Westerman Law Corp.)
Jordanna G. Thigpen
(Thigpen Legal PC)
Gene J. Stonebarger
(Stonebarger Law APC)
Sherrie R. Savett
(Berger & Montague PC)
James C. Sturdevant
(The Sturdevant Law Firm)
Eric Lechtzin
(Edelson Lechtzin LLP)
Mark R. Miller
(Wexler Wallace LLP)
David E. Azar
(Milberg, Coleman, Bryson, Phillips & Grossman PLLC)
Jessica J. Sleater
(Andersen Sleater Sianni LLC)
Rosemary M. Rivas
(Gibbs Law Group LLP)
Ariana J. Tadler
(Tadler Law LLP)
Defendant
John Nadolenco
(Mayer Brown LLP)
Lucia Nale
(Mayer Brown LLP)
Elizabeth Mann
(Mann Legal Team, Inc.)
Facts
Plaintiffs filed a class action against CitiMortgage Inc. seeking to certify eight statewide classes of individuals.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiffs asserted that Citi breached the Trial Payment Plans (TPP) to provide a permanent modification or a written denial by the Modification Effective Date (MED) was a common question of law that was amendable to class certification. As such, plaintiffs contended that class certification was appropriate.
Result
U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer denied plaintiffs' motion for class certification.
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