Morlock, LLC v. Petteway

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT September 23, 2024 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk HOUSTON DIVISION MORLOCK, LLC, § § Plaintiff, § § v. § Civil Action No. 4:21-CV-03202 § REGINALD PETTEWAY and § THE BANK OF NEW YORK-MELLON, § § Defendants. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case centers on a battle of property rights: a lienholder who repeatedly delayed foreclosure and a property owner who now claims that those delays have cost the lienholder its interest in the property. After years of unresolved threats and forbearance, the Bank of New York-Mellon’s efforts to enforce its…