Stephan Epstein v. U.S. Bank National Association
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Stephan Epstein defaulted on his mortgage loan, and when the holder of the deed of trust attempted to foreclose, Epstein sued to block the sale. The district court dismissed on a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) motion. We affirm.
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Epstein took a loan for $658,510 from First Mangus Financial Corporation (“First Mangus”) on March 28, 2007. The note and deed of trust state that First Mangus is the lender and that Mortgage Electronic Registration Services, Inc. (“MERS”), is the “nominee for Lender and its assigns” and, along with its successors and assigns, is a “beneficiary”…
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