Harris v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC, No. 1:2016cv11381 - Document 5 (N.D. Ill. 2016)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: Signed by the Honorable Milton I. Shadur on 12/20/2016. Mailed notice(ks, )
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Harris v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC Doc. 5 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERII DIVISION SEAN HARRIS, Plaintiff, CaseNo. 16C v. ll38l NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE 350 Highland Dr. Lewisville, TX 75067 Defendant. MEMORANDUM ORDER Sean Harris ("Harris") has brought this action against Nationstar Mortgage ("Nationstar") via an Amended Complaint ("AC") that charges Nationstar with having violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("Act"). According to AC fl 5, Nationstar operates as a collection agency and is a "debt collector" as defined in the Act. Although this Court is required to credit a plaintiffs allegations in evaluating the sufficiency of a complaint, Harris' allegations in AC fl 5 pose a troubling problem. Nationstar's corporate name is of the type normally used by the actual owner of a mortgage indebtedness, rather than an entity that simply acts as a collection agency serving the actual owner. In that respect AC fltT 9 and 12 reflect total uncertainty on that score. 9. Specifically, Plaintiff had her mortgage transferred to Defendant at a time when Defendant was in default for her mortgage. 12. At some point, the original creditor transferred this loan to Defendant, while Plaintiff was in default with original creditor. Dockets.Justia.com Then AC fl 14 states that Nationstar's first contact with Harris was to advise him that he was in arrearage on the mortgage and the mortgage was "currently'in foreclosure."' If Nationstar's effort described in the AC has been to collect an obligation owed to it, the Complaint's characterization of its being a "debt collector" for statutory purposes is obviously inaccurate. At a minimum the allegations drafted by Harris'counsel create an ambiguity -- at worst they may plead him out of court. Accordingly Harris' counsel is ordered to provide more enlightenment on that subject on or before January 6,2017 so that this Court can determine whether this action can go forward under the Act. %Y#*# #**rw Milton I. Shadur Senior United States District Judge Date: December 19,2016 -L' .\
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