Flynn v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.

OPINION

JANET T. NEFF, United States District Judge

Plaintiff filed this case in Berrien County, Michigan, Circuit Court, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to enjoin foreclosure of real property owned and mortgaged solely by her late husband, Robert Flynn, during their marriage. Defendant removed the case to this Court and filed a counterclaim alleging five counts. The threshold dispute between the parties was whether Plaintiff was a resident of Michigan such that she had a valid dower interest in the real property. The Court permitted the parties limited discovery, including Plaintiffs…