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NO PROOF NOTE WAS IN POSSESSION OF PLAINTIFF WHEN THE ACTION WAS COMMENCED, PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN GRANTED (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, over a two justice dissent, reversing Supreme Court, determined the evidence of standing was insufficient and plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in this foreclosure action should not have been granted. The majority held there was no proof the plaintiff was in possession of the note when the action was brought:

On or about September 17, 2014, plaintiff executed a power of attorney appointing Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (Ocwen) as its attorney-in-fact with power to enforce its rights with regard to loans included in the PSA [pooling and service agreement].

Two years after that, on October 19, 2016, plaintiff moved for summary judgment. Plaintiff submitted an affidavit by Kyle Lucas, an employee of a company whose indirect subsidiary is Ocwen. Lucas alleged that plaintiff had had physical possession of the note since June 6, 2007, but he failed to identify any document which provided the basis for his knowledge. A copy of defendant’s note, endorsed in blank … , was attached to plaintiff’s summary judgment motion. However, there is nothing in the record that proves when the note was physically delivered to plaintiff. Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v Guevara, 2019 NY Slip Op 02412, First Dept 3-28-19

 

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