Legal Opinion
Hoffmann v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 16, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION No. 16-4230PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Gerald Austin McHugh, United States District Judge
In 2012, Wells Fargo brought a mortgage foreclosure action against Sonya Hoffmann, but lost following a bench trial. In 2016, it sued her again on the same debt, prompting Hoffmann to file the present action, in which she charges (for a second time) that Wells Fargo and its lawyers violated various consumer protection laws. Before me now are Motions to Dismiss filed by Wells Fargo and its co-defendants. The main issue is whether the verdict in Hoffmann’s favor in the 2012 foreclosure action had a claim preclusive effect that would…
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