Steven Serenska v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Syllabus
The plaintiff, Steven Serenska, appealed from a Superior Court order granting motions to dismiss filed by the defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and several other defendants in connection with the adequacy of a notice of default on a mortgage. The operative complaint sought declaratory and injunctive relief, along with compensatory and punitive damages and attorneys' fees. On appeal, the plaintiff contended that the hearing justice erred by misconstruing his argument and by failing to recognize that the mortgage agreement contained an ambiguity. The Supreme Court concluded that the hearing justice correctly determined that there was no ambiguity and that the notice of default strictly complied with the requirements set forth in the mortgage. Accordingly, the Court affirmed the order of the Superior Court.
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- holding that the plaintiff met the financial requirement “according to record documents”
- concluding that “[t]here is no serious question here that, according to record documents, [plaintiff] meets the financial qualifications specified in 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d)(2)(B)” with no further discussion of the plaintiff ’s satisfaction of the net worth requirement
- indicating that Congress understands how to effect such results
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