FDN Attorneys Obtain Dismissal of 9th Case in New Jersey; Rhode Island Court Permits Homeowners to Attack MERS Assignment

For the 9th time, FDN attorneys in New Jersey have obtained a dismissal of a foreclosure action which was originally filed by foreclosure mill Zucker Goldberg and Ackerman, but with the case being later transferred to foreclosure mill Phelan Hallinan. The reason for this 9th dismissal was the same as the others which preceded it: the Plaintiff’s steadfast refusal to comply with discovery. Local New Jersey counsel Michael Jacobson, Esq. of the Cooper Levenson Firm represented the homeowners, assisted by consulting counsel Jeff Barnes, Esq.

The Zucker Firm has a long history of intentionally refusing to comply with discovery. In fact, in one case in Morris County where Mr. Barnes represented the homeowners, the Judge, during a Case Management Conference, specifically directed the attorney for Zucker to comply with the homeowner’s…