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Case Information: 23-CV-0492
Short Caption:SARAH STAAB V. WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Classification:Appeals - Civil - Real Property (CAR)
Lead:23-CV-0492Consolidated:23-CV-0669
Superior Court or Agency Case Number:2015-CA-004100-R(RP)Filed Date:06/08/2023
Opening Event Date:06/08/2023Case Status:Decided/Dismissed
Record Completed:10/26/2023Post-Decision Matter Pending:
Briefs Completed:02/29/2024
Argued/Submitted:06/06/2024
Disposition:Next Scheduled Action:
Mandate Issued:01/03/2025

Party Information
Appellate RoleParty NameIFPAttorney(s)Arguing AttorneyE-Filer
Amicus CuriaeFederal Housing Finance AgencyN
Michael A.F. JohnsonYY
AppellantSarah StaabN
Robert C. Gill, IIYY
AppelleeWells Fargo Bank, NAN
Alyssa L. SzymczykNY
Veronica Harsley-DeanNY
Daniel Z. HerbstYY

Events
Event DateStatusDescriptionResultPDF
06/08/2023FiledNotice Of Appeal
06/20/2023FiledMediation Screening Statement
06/30/2023FiledAppearance by Daniel Z. Herbst, Esq. (Appellee)
06/30/2023FiledOrder Sua Sponte the notice of appeal is hereby held in abeyance & Order that Brian Smeath, Esquire shall register for the court's mandatory e-filing pursuant to Administrative Order 1-18 forthwith.
07/10/2023FiledResponse to June 30, 2023 order (Appellee)
08/03/2023FiledOrder that counsel for appellant shall, within 15 days from the date of this order, submit the status statement accompanied by a motion for leave to file out of time.
08/07/2023FiledSupplemental Record #1 (44 Pages/Tape) 3/13/23 proceeding
08/21/2023FiledMotion For Leave to File Status Report (Appellant)Granted
09/05/2023FiledOrder that appellant's motion for leave is granted and the Clerk shall file the lodged status statement in Appeal No. 23-CV-492. F/O, sua sponte, that the stay entered by this court on June 30, 2023, in Appeal No. 23-CV-492 is hereby vacated. F/O that Appeal Nos. 23-CV-492 and 23-CV-669 are hereby consolidated for all purposes. F/O that Appeal No. 23-CV-492 shall be referred to the mediation coordinator for mediation screening. F/O that appellant shall, within 10 calendar days from the date of this order, file the required mediation screening form and a certificate of service to all other parties in the proceeding in Appeal No. 23-CV-669.
09/05/2023FiledStatus of Proceedings (Appellant)
09/05/2023FiledReferred to Mediation
09/28/2023FiledMediation Screening Statement - (23-CV-492 & 23-CV-669)
09/28/2023FiledReferred to Mediation
09/28/2023FiledMediation Screening Statement
10/03/2023FiledScreened Out
10/04/2023FiledOrder Screening Out & Initial Order
10/16/2023FiledRecord Index - (Both Appeals)
10/24/2023FiledStatement Regarding Transcript(s) (Appellant Staab)
10/26/2023FiledRecord Completed
10/27/2023FiledBriefing Order
12/06/2023FiledMotion For Extension Of Time to File Brief (Appellant Staab)Granted
12/11/2023FiledOpposition to Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time (Appellee Wells Fargo Bank, NA)
12/14/2023FiledReply in Support of Motion for Extension of Time (Appellant Staab)
12/21/2023FiledOrder that appellant's motion is granted and appellant's brief and appendix shall be filed on or before January 23, 2024.
01/25/2024FiledMotion For Leave to File brief & Appendix (Appellant Staab)Granted
01/29/2024FiledOrder that appellant's motion is granted and appellant's lodged brief and appendix are filed. F/O that appellee's brief shall be filed on or before February 28, 2024.
01/29/2024FiledBrief (Redacted) (Appellant Staab)
01/29/2024FiledJoint Appendix (Appellant Staab)
02/28/2024FiledBrief (Redacted) (Appellee Wells Fargo Bank, NA)
02/29/2024FiledBriefing Completed
03/06/2024FiledBrief of Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellee and Affirmance (Amicus Curiae Federal Housing Finance Agency) (Redacted)
03/14/2024FiledACTION - Ready for Calendaring - Regular
03/21/2024FiledMotion For Leave to File Reply Brief (Redacted) (Appellant Staab)Granted
04/26/2024FiledACTION - Calendar notice sent
04/29/2024FiledOrdered on behalf of the merits division assigned to consider this matter that appellant's motion is granted and the Clerk shall file appellant's lodged reply brief.
04/29/2024FiledReply Brief (Redacted) (Appellant Staab)
06/06/2024FiledArgued Before Associate Judge Easterly, Associate Judge McLeese, Associate Judge Deahl (Robert C. Gill, II, Esq.) (Daniel Z. Herbst, Esq.)
08/19/2024FiledOrdered, sua sponte, that the parties file supplemental briefs addressing whether the arguments Wells Fargo made in support of its new claims in its amended complaint related to the validity of its deed of trust (declaratory judgment and quiet title) could be considered (1) as actions on an instrument under seal which would be subject to a twelve-year statute of limitations, or (2) as responses to Ms. Staab's affirmative defense to Wells Fargo's initial claim of judicial foreclosure, such that addressing the timeliness of those new claims is unnecessary.
09/19/2024FiledMotion For Leave to File Supplemental Brief (Redacted) (Appellant Staab)Granted
09/19/2024FiledRedaction Certificate (Appellant Staab)
09/25/2024FiledOrdered that appellant's motion is granted, and the Clerk shall file appellant's lodged supplemental brief.
09/25/2024FiledSupplemental Brief (Redacted) (Appellant Staab)
10/18/2024FiledRedaction Certificate (Appellee Wells Fargo Bank, NA)
10/18/2024FiledSupplemental Brief (Redacted) (Appellee Wells Fargo Bank, NA)
11/01/2024FiledSupplemental Reply Brief (Redacted) (Appellant Staab)
12/12/2024FiledAffirmed by Opinion
01/03/2025FiledMandate