Ameriquest Mortgage Co. v. Paramount Mortgage Services, Inc.

On October 23, 2006, in the Circuit Court for Calvert County, Paramount Mortgage Services, Inc. (Paramount), Respondent, filed a “COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT TO HAVE [A] PURPORTED DEED OF TRUST [THAT HAD BEEN RECORDED BY AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY (AMERIQUEST), PETITIONER, ON APRIL 13, 2005] DECLARED VOID, OR TO ESTABLISH THAT [RESPONDENT’S] DEED OF TRUST [RECORDED ON APRIL 15, 2005] HAS PRIORITY OVER [PETITIONER’S] PURPORTED DEED OF TRUST, AND FOR OTHER RELIEF.” The Circuit Court rejected Petitioner’s argument that Respondent’s action was barred by the *659“Curative Act” codified in…