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WELK v. GMAC MORTG., LLC

Case No. 11-CV-2676 (PJS/JJK).

850 F.Supp.2d 976 (2012)

Heather L. WELK, Susie B. Jones, William Bigelow, Christine Heinzman, Mark Heinzman, Sigmond Singramdoo, Troy Forte, Lynn M. Forte, David J. Roster, Charity Roster, Patrick Rucci, Gary G. Klingner, Rebecca A. Albers, Ian Patterson, James Willis Konobeck, Jr., Alison Konobeck, Amy B. Tibke, Dane A. Tibke, Tracy J. Miklas, Michelle L. Miklas, Plaintiffs, v. GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC; Ally Financial, Inc.; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Merscorp, Inc.; U.S. Bank, N.A.; Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas; Shapiro & Zielke, LLP; U.S. Bank National Association ND; Deutsche Bank National Trust Company; The Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a The Bank of New York, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

March 29, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Butler, Butler Liberty Law, LLC; Susanne M. Glasser, Glasser Law LLC, for plaintiffs.

Charles F. Webber, Trista M. Roy, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, for defendants GMAC Mortgage, LLC; Ally Financial, Inc.; Merscorp, Inc.; Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas; and The Bank of New York Mellon.

Kirstin D. Kanski, William P. Wassweiler, Lindquist & Vennum PLLP; Charles F. Webber, Trista M. Roy, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, for defendant Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

Brian L. Vander Pol, Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Charles F. Webber, Trista M. Roy, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, for defendants U.S. Bank, N.A.; U.S. Bank National Association ND.

Amanda M. Govze, Kristine M. Spiegelberg Nelson, Shapiro & Zielke, LLP, for defendant Shapiro & Zielke, LLP.

Frederick S. Levin, Dykema Gossett LLP; Kirstin D. Kanski, William P. Wassweiler, Lindquist & Vennum PLLP; Jared D. Kemper, Foley & Mansfield, PLLP, for defendant Deutsche Bank National Trust Company.

ORDER

PATRICK J. SCHILTZ, District Judge.

In recent years, the federal courts have been inundated with lawsuits brought by homeowners challenging the foreclosures of the mortgages on their homes. Some of these lawsuits are meritorious, but many are not, and quite a few are frivolous. The most common type of frivolous lawsuit is premised on what judges often refer to as the "show-me-the-note" theory.

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