Legal Opinion
Sovereign Bank v. Sturgis
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 22, 2012No. Civil Action No. 11-10601-DPWPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DOUGLAS P. WOODLOCK, District Judge.
Plaintiff Sovereign Bank (“Sovereign”) brought this action against Defendants Michael and Constance Sturgis to collect a deficiency allegedly due on several notes after Sovereign foreclosed on the properties securing the debts. The Sturgises responded with an array of fifteen counterclaims alleging various unlawful acts committed by Sovereign in the course of servicing the loans and foreclosing on the mortgages. Both parties have filed motions to dismiss the respective claims against them pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6).
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