Morris et al v. Truist Bank, Successor by Merger to Branch Banking and Trust Company (BB&T) et al
Plaintiff: Linda Morris, Margaret Morris Sublett, Kenneth C Morris, Kenneth C. Morris in his official capacity as Successor Trustee of the Morris Family Trust and Personal Representative of the Estate of Charles R. Morris, William Morris, Scott Morris, Lewis Morris and Michelle Morris Skidmore
Defendant: Truist Bank, Successor by Merger to Branch Banking and Trust Company (BB&T), Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC and Truist Bank
Case Number: 1:2021cv00204
Filed: January 25, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of Maryland
Presiding Judge: Deborah L. Boardman
Referring Judge: George Levi Russell
Nature of Suit: Real Property: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 25, 2021 Filing 32 Consent to Magistrate Judge (Diemer, Mary)
March 25, 2021 Filing 31 QC NOTICE: 30 Notice (Other) filed by Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC was filed incorrectly. **Incorrect event used. Please refile using the event Other Filings > Correspondence > Magistrate Judge-consent to. It has been noted as FILED IN ERROR, and the document link has been disabled. (ols, Deputy Clerk)
March 24, 2021 Filing 29 Consent to Magistrate Judge (Moffet, Brian)
March 24, 2021 Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Deborah L. Boardman for all Proceedings. Magistrate Judge Beth P. Gesner no longer assigned to the case. (cags, Deputy Clerk)
March 24, 2021 Case reassigned to Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Sullivan for Settlement. (cags, Deputy Clerk)
March 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER Directing Parties to Submit Magistrate Judge Consent Form(s) re #27 Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 3/22/2021. (cags, Deputy Clerk)
March 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Beth P. Gesner for all Proceedings and Magistrate Judge Deborah L. Boardman for Settlement. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 3/22/2021. (cags, Deputy Clerk)
March 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER cancelling telephone conference. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 3/19/2021. (ols, Deputy Clerk)
March 19, 2021 Filing 25 Correspondence re: Scheduling Conference (Moffet, Brian)
March 15, 2021 Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by Martin Harold Schreiber, II on behalf of Truist Bank (Schreiber, Martin)
March 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 SCHEDULING ORDER: Status Report due by 7/23/2021. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 3/10/2021. (Attachments: #1 Scheduling Order, #2 Standing Order on Discovery Procedures) (ols, Deputy Clerk)
March 5, 2021 Filing 22 ANSWER to #19 Answer to Complaint, Counterclaim by Kenneth C Morris, Lewis Morris, Linda Morris, Scott Morris, William Morris, Michelle Morris Skidmore, Margaret Morris Sublett.(Meneely, N.)
March 5, 2021 Filing 21 ANSWER to #18 Answer to Complaint, Counterclaim by Kenneth C Morris, Lewis Morris, Linda Morris, Scott Morris, William Morris, Michelle Morris Skidmore, Margaret Morris Sublett.(Meneely, N.)
February 19, 2021 Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by N. Tucker Meneely on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Meneely, N.)
February 16, 2021 Filing 19 ANSWER to #5 Complaint,, and, COUNTERCLAIM against All Plaintiffs by Truist Bank.(Moffet, Brian)
February 15, 2021 Filing 18 ANSWER to #5 Complaint,, , COUNTERCLAIM against All Plaintiffs by Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3)(Diemer, Mary)
February 9, 2021 Filing 17 Local Rule 103.3 Disclosure Statement by Truist Bank identifying Corporate Parent BB&T Corporation("BB&T"), Corporate Parent SunTrust Bank for Truist Bank.(Moffet, Brian)
February 9, 2021 Filing 16 QC NOTICE: 15 Local Rule 103.3 Disclosure Statement filed by Truist Bank was filed incorrectly. **Please enter corporate parent/affiliate(s) when prompted. It has been noted as FILED IN ERROR, and the document link has been disabled. (ols, Deputy Clerk)
February 9, 2021 Filing 14 Correspondence re: Consent to Removal by Truist Bank (Moffet, Brian)
February 9, 2021 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Brian L Moffet on behalf of Truist Bank (Moffet, Brian)
February 9, 2021 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Benjamin Brown on behalf of Truist Bank (Brown, Michael)
January 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER granting #10 Defendant Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC's Consent Motion to Extend Time to Respond. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 1/29/2021. (ols, Deputy Clerk)
January 28, 2021 Filing 10 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #5 Complaint,, by Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Diemer, Mary)
January 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Standing Order Concerning Removal. Signed by Judge George Levi Russell, III on 1/26/2021. (slss, Deputy Clerk)
January 25, 2021 Filing 8 NOTICE of Appearance by Mary S Diemer on behalf of Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC (slss, Deputy Clerk)
January 25, 2021 Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Michelle Morris Skidmore, Kenneth C Morris, Margaret Morris Sublett, Scott Morris, Linda Morris, Lewis Morris, William Morris. Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC served on 12/26/2020, answer due 1/19/2021.(slss, Deputy Clerk)
January 25, 2021 Filing 6 Summons Issued 30 days as to Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC.(slss, Deputy Clerk)
January 25, 2021 Filing 5 COMPLAINT against Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC, Truist Bank, filed by Michelle Morris Skidmore, Kenneth C Morris, Margaret Morris Sublett, Scott Morris, Linda Morris, Lewis Morris, William Morris. (Attachments: #1 Lower Court Civil Cover Sheet)(slss, Deputy Clerk) (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/27/2021: #2 Attachment 7, #3 Attachment 8, #4 Attachment 9, #5 Attachment 10, #6 Attachment 11, #7 Attachment 12, #8 Attachment 13, #9 Attachment 14) (slss, Deputy Clerk).
January 25, 2021 The above documents #5 through #8 are copies of filings in the Circuit Court for Worcester County, Maryland. (slss, Deputy Clerk)
January 25, 2021 Filing 4 Correspondence re: Statement in Response to Standing Order Concerning Removal (Diemer, Mary)
January 25, 2021 Filing 3 NOTICE by Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC Of Filing With the State Court (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Notice of Removal to United States District Court)(Diemer, Mary)
January 25, 2021 Filing 2 Local Rule 103.3 Disclosure Statement by Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC identifying Corporate Parent Specialized Loan Servicing Holdings, LLC, Corporate Parent Computershare Limited for Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC.(Diemer, Mary)
January 25, 2021 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Circuit Court of Worcester County, Maryland, case number C-23-CV-20-000313. ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0416-9077877), filed by Specialized Loan Servicing, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A - Summons, #3 Exhibit B - Entry of Appearance in State Court, #4 Exhibit C - Affidavit of Service, #5 Exhibit D - Complaint, #6 Exhibit E - Trust Document, #7 Exhibit F - Deed of Trust, #8 Exhibit G - Transfer Deed, #9 Exhibit H - Deed of Trust, #10 Exhibit I - First Notice Letter, #11 Exhibit J - Bank's Acknowledgement Letter, #12 Exhibit K - Second Notice Letter, #13 Exhibit L - Notice of Default, #14 Exhibit M - Plaintiffs' Letter, #15 Exhibit N - MDAT 303 136 Property Search)(Diemer, Mary)

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