Legal Opinion
The County of Ramsey v. MERSCORP Holdings, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 19, 2014No. 13-3026PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Eighty-seven Minnesota counties (Counties) filed a class-action suit against the Appellees, various loan originators and servicers (Lenders), alleging that the Lenders’ use of the Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) deprived the Counties of recording fees on mortgage assignments by allowing parties to bypass recordation with the Counties themselves. The Lenders removed the case to federal court and filed a motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), which the district court 1 granted. The Counties appeal, asserting that the district…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2009
- Brown v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
- Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. v. Division of Alcohol & Tobacco ControlCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
- Miller v. HennenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
- Anderson v. Hess Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2011
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Dallas County, Texas v. MERSCORP, IncorporaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
- Montgomery County Ex Rel. Becker v. MERSCORP Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2015
- Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. v. EOG Resources, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
- Toni Brill v. Mid-Century Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
- Wilson v. Walker (In re Walker)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
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