Legal Opinion
Berry v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 2017No. 16-3544PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
In 2006 the plaintiff, Derick Berry, had taken out a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage of approximately $270,000 to pay for improvements to his Chicago home. He denies having missed any payments on the mortgage, but nevertheless the mortgage was foreclosed later that year. He fought the foreclosure. The following year HSBC, as trustee of the mortgagee, took over the foreclosure suit against Berry. Years of protracted litigation in the Illinois state court system ensued, with Berry arguing that HSBC did not have the right to foreclose on his home, that he didn’t know how much…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- R.G. Financial Corp. v. Vergara-NuñezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- R. Parungao v. Community Health Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
- Rogers Cartage Company v. Monsanto CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Harriet Walczak v. Chicago Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
- Keith Dookeran v. Cook CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Terrance Moore v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
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- Eric P. Mains v. Citibank, N.A. (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019
- Esteban Alvarez v. East Lake Management & Development Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2026
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