Sand Canyon Corporation v. The Bank of New York Mellon et al
Plaintiff: Sand Canyon Corporation and Option One Mortgage Corporation
Defendant: Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3, Bank of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3 and The Bank of New York Mellon
Case Number: 1:2019cv02815
Filed: September 24, 2019
Court: US District Court for the District of Maryland
Presiding Judge: George Levi Russell
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2201 Declaratory Judgement
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 63 (FILED IN ERROR- WRONG CASE) ORDER Scheduling Settlement Conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Matthew James Maddox on 4/28/2022. (dass, Deputy Clerk) Modified on 4/28/2022 (dass, Deputy Clerk).
April 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 62 ORDER DISMISSING case with each party to bear its own costs unless otherwise agreed without prejudice to the right of a party to move for good cause to reopen this action if settlement is not consummated. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 4/28/2022. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
April 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Settlement Conference held on 4/13/2022 before Magistrate Judge Beth P. Gesner. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
November 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 61 STIPULATED ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIALITY OF DISCOVERY MATERIAL re #59 Stipulation. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 11/29/2021. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
November 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 60 STIPULATED ORDER REGARDING NON-WAIVER OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE AND WORK PRODUCT PROTECTION re #58 Stipulation. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 11/29/2021. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
November 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 59 STIPULATION re Order Regarding Confidentiality of Discovery Material by The Bank of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3(Martinez, Melissa)
November 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 58 STIPULATION re Order Regarding Non-Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Protection by The Bank of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3(Martinez, Melissa)
November 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 57 ORDER granting #56 Joint Motion to Extend Deadlines. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 11/10/2021. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
November 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 56 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time of Deadlines by The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Martinez, Melissa)
November 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines: Status Report due 7/29/22 (dass, Deputy Clerk)
September 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 55 ORDER Scheduling Settlement Conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Beth P. Gesner on 9/30/2021. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
September 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 54 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Beth P. Gesner for Settlement. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 9/28/2021. (kns, Deputy Clerk)
September 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 53 ORDER re #50 Joint Status and referral of case to USMJ for mediation; setting time for parties to submit a joint status report and/or notice of dismissal as set forth. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 9/27/2021. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
September 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 52 ORDER granting #51 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney James D. Houghton terminated. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 9/27/2021. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
September 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 51 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney James Houghton by The Bank of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Houghton, James)
September 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 50 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by The Bank of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3(Martinez, Melissa)
August 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 49 STIPULATED SCHEDULING ORDER: Status Report due by 4/29/2022. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 8/24/2021. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
August 24, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 48 NOTICE by The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3 re #47 Order Stipulated Scheduling Order (Martinez, Melissa)
August 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 47 ORDER DIRECTING parties submit a joint proposed scheduling order within 7 days. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 8/16/2021. (hmls, Deputy Clerk)
August 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 46 MARGINAL ORDER re Plaintiff's #45 Correspondence requesting relief from requirement to submit paper copy of Answer to Amended Counterclaim. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 8/10/2021. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
August 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 45 Correspondence re: request for permission not to submit a paper copy due to remote operations (Brown, Daniel)
August 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 44 ANSWER to #25 Counterclaim by Sand Canyon Corporation.(Brown, Daniel)
July 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 43 ORDER granting in part and denying in part Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Sand Canyon Corporation, formerly known as Option One Mortgage Corporation's #28 Motion to Dismiss Amended Counterclaim and Motion for Entry of Final Declaratory Judgment; setting deadline for Option One to file answer to remaining counterclaims. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 7/27/2021. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
July 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 42 MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 7/27/2021. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
April 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 41 NOTICE by Sand Canyon Corporation of Withdrawal of Appearance (Colonna, Hillary)
April 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 40 NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Thomas Brown on behalf of Sand Canyon Corporation (Brown, Daniel)
April 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 39 MARGINAL ORDER Approving #37 Notice to Substitute Attorney filed by Sand Canyon Corporation. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 4/19/2021. (cags, Deputy Clerk)
April 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 38 NOTICE of Appearance by David B Hamilton on behalf of Sand Canyon Corporation (Hamilton, David)
April 14, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 37 NOTICE to Substitute Attorney for Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Sand Canyon Corp. F/K/A Option One Mortgage Corp. (Colonna, Hillary)
February 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 36 QC NOTICE re: #35 Notice of Change of Address filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. **Counsel is responsible for updating his address in CM/ECF by logging in using his password and clicking on "utilities" and "maintain your account". (dass, Deputy Clerk)
February 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 35 NOTICE of Change of Address by James D. Houghton (Houghton, James)
February 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 34 REPLY to Response to Motion re #28 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claimas Amended Counterclaim and Motion for Entry of Final Declaratory Judgment filed by Sand Canyon Corporation.(Buckler, Patrick)
February 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER granting #32 Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply Memorandum in support of Motion to Dismiss Amended Counterclaim and Motion for Entry of Final Declaratory Judgment. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 2/1/2021. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
February 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 32 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Reply Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss Amended Counterclaim and Motion for Entry of Final Declaratory Judgment by Sand Canyon Corporation (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Buckler, Patrick)
January 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER granting #30 Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply re #28 MOTION to Dismiss Amended Counterclaim and Motion for Entry of Final Declaratory Judgment. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 1/19/2021. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
January 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 30 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #29 Response in Opposition to Motion, by Sand Canyon Corporation (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Buckler, Patrick)
January 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 29 RESPONSE in Opposition re #28 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claimas Amended Counterclaim and Motion for Entry of Final Declaratory Judgment filed by The Bank of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Text of Proposed Order)(Martinez, Melissa)
December 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claimas Amended Counterclaim and Motion for Entry of Final Declaratory Judgment by Sand Canyon Corporation (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss Amended Counterclaim and Motion for Entry of Final Declaratory Judgment, #2 Exhibit 1 - Raney Case Docket Report, #3 Text of Proposed Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Amended Counterclaim)(Buckler, Patrick)
December 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER granting #26 Joint Motion to Amend Briefing Schedule. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 12/2/2020. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
December 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 Joint MOTION to Amend/Correct Briefing Schedule by Sand Canyon Corporation (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Buckler, Patrick)
November 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 AMENDED COUNTERCLAIM against Sand Canyon Corporation, filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. (Attachments: #1 red line copy)(dass, Deputy Clerk)
November 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER granting #22 Motion for Leave to File Amended Counterclaim. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 11/23/2020. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
November 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 RESPONSE re #22 MOTION for Leave to File An Amended Counterclaim Non-Opposition filed by Sand Canyon Corporation.(Buckler, Patrick)
November 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 MOTION for Leave to File An Amended Counterclaim by The Bank of New York Mellon (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Text of Proposed Order)(Martinez, Melissa)
October 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 CORRESPONDENCE RE: Not Unanimous Consent to Magistrate Judge (Martinez, Melissa)
October 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Telephone Conference re: Scheduling held on 10/16/2020 before Judge George Levi Russell, III. (kmts, Deputy Clerk)
October 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER Memorializing the agreements reached during the teleconference held today. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 10/16/2020. (cags, Deputy Clerk)
October 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 STATUS REPORT Regarding Scheduling Order and Related Matters by Sand Canyon Corporation(Buckler, Patrick)
October 9, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 SCHEDULING ORDER: Status Report due by 2/22/2021; setting telephone conference. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 10/9/2020. (Attachments: #1 Cover Letter, #2 Standing Order on Discovery)(dass, Deputy Clerk)
September 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER granting #11 Motion to Dismiss filed by Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant Sand Canyon Corporation; dismissing Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff the Bank of New York Mellons Counterclaim. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 9/3/2020. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
September 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 9/3/2020. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
January 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 REPLY to Response to Motion re #11 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by Sand Canyon Corporation.(Buckler, Patrick)
December 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 RESPONSE in Opposition re #11 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by The Bank of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5)(Martinez, Melissa)
December 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #12 Joint Motion for Extension of Time to file Opposition/Reply re #11 Motion to Dismiss Counterclaim. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 12/17/2019. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
December 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time by The Bank of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Martinez, Melissa)
December 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION to Dismiss Counterclaim for Failure to State a Claim by Sand Canyon Corporation (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Buckler, Patrick)
November 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER granting Sand Canyon Corporation's #9 Consent Motion for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Move with Respect to the Counterclaim. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 11/13/2019. (dass, Deputy Clerk)
November 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to Answer or Otherwise Move With Respect to the Counterclaim by Sand Canyon Corporation (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Buckler, Patrick)
November 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, Affirmative and Other Defenses, COUNTERCLAIM against Sand Canyon Corporation by The Bank of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3.(Martinez, Melissa)
November 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Local Rule 103.3 Disclosure Statement by The Bank of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3 identifying Other Affiliate Bank of New York Mellon Corporation for The Bank of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3.(Martinez, Melissa)
November 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by James D. Houghton on behalf of The Bank of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3 (Houghton, James)
November 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Melissa O Martinez on behalf of The Bank of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3 (Martinez, Melissa)
September 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Summons Issued 21 days as to The Bank of New York Mellon, The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3.(bmhs, Deputy Clerk)
September 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE by Sand Canyon Corporation Amended Civil Cover Sheet (Buckler, Patrick)
September 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Local Rule 103.3 Disclosure Statement by Sand Canyon Corporation identifying Corporate Parent H&R Block, Inc., Corporate Parent New Castle HoldCo LLC, Corporate Parent Block Financial LLC for Sand Canyon Corporation.(Buckler, Patrick)
September 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Bank of New York Mellon, Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-3 ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0416-8252989.), filed by Sand Canyon Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons, #3 Summons)(Buckler, Patrick)

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Plaintiff: Sand Canyon Corporation
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