U.S. Bank N.A. v. Phillips

Defendant Anthony Phillips appeals, pro se, from the denial of his “Petition to Vacate a Void Judgment and Collateral Attack Under Authority of Illinois Statute.” For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

On December 31, 2001, defendant obtained a mortgage for $255,000 from New Century Mortgage Corporation (New Century) to purchase a parcel of property commonly known as 2024 East 171st Court in South Holland, Illinois. The mortgage and corresponding note were owned by plaintiff, U.S. Bank N.A., as trustee for New Century, and serviced by Ocwen Federal Bank, FSB (Ocwen).

On August 14, 2002,…