Legal Opinion
Cacho v. Bank of New York Mellon
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 25, 2013No. 3D12-3373PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLS, Judge.
The Law Offices of La Ley con John H. Ruiz, P.A. appeals from an order denying its motion to assess attorney’s fees against The Bank of New York Mellon in this now dismissed mortgage foreclosure case. Because no legal basis exists to support an award of fees in this matter in favor of Ruiz against the Bank, we affirm.
This action commenced in October of 2009 when the Bank sought to foreclose a loan secured by a mortgage executed by Jaime Cacho. Cacho initially was represented by John Ruiz (and his firm) who filed an answer and affirmative defenses on Cacho’s behalf. In that…
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