Carrington Mtge. Servs., L.L.C. v. Aboytes

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 1765

Syllabus

Civ.R. 60(B); foreclosure; default judgment; excusable neglect; relief from judgment; plain error; Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(b); waiver of objections; magistrate's decision; service of process; personal jurisdiction; void judgment; sheriff's sale; mortgage; Civ.R. 60(B)(1); Civ.R. 60(B)(5). Defendant-appellant appeals the trial court's judgment adopting a magistrate's decision denying his Civ.R. 60(B) motion for relief from a default foreclosure judgment. Because appellant failed to file timely objections to the magistrate's decision under Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(b)(i), our review is limited to plain error. The record does not demonstrate plain error, and appellant failed to present operative facts establishing a meritorious defense. The trial court also properly denied relief under Civ.R. 60(B)(5), which requires substantial grounds and cannot be substituted for Civ.R. 60(B)(1) through (4). Judgment affirmed.