Legal Opinion
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Oparaji (In Re Oparaji)
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 5, 2012No. 11-20871PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. appeals the District Court’s Amended Order granting Appellee Titus Oparaji’s motion for summary judgment on the theory of judicial estoppel. For the reasons explained below, we find that judicial estop-pel is not warranted. We REVERSE and REMAND for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On July 31, 2002, Titus Chinedu Oparaji (“Debtor”) executed a Balloon Note and Deed of Trust in favor of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (‘Wells Fargo”) for the purchase of a home in Sugar Land, Texas…
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