Fox v. Saginaw, County of et al
Case Number:
1:19-cv-11887
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Barris Sott
- Bush Seyferth
- Clark Hill
- Cummings McClorey
- Dykema
- Fink Bressack
- Foley & Lardner
- Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
- Gronda PLC
- Matthew G. Miller PC
- Outside Legal Counsel PLC
- Visser & Associates
- Warner Norcross
Government Agencies
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September 24, 2024
'The Predators Are Back,' Mich. Tax Foreclosure Attys Warn
Lawyers for a proposed class accusing Michigan counties of unlawfully keeping proceeds of their tax-foreclosed home sales urged a federal judge Monday to bar a third-party claims firm and a "conspiring" Michigan attorney from trying to snatch away class members using tactics they called abusive and illegal.
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February 27, 2024
Attys Get Personal In Mich. Foreclosure Default Fight
Counsel traded jabs Monday over Michigan counties' tax foreclosure practices, with a lawyer for county treasurers claiming the other side took advantage of a family medical situation to launch a default judgment bid and a plaintiffs' attorney saying the case had ruined his friendship with the other lawyer.
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December 11, 2023
Homeowners Condemn Mich. Counties' 'Whack-A-Mole' Defense
A proposed class of Michigan homeowners who allege that counties illegally kept profits from the sale of foreclosed properties has asked a federal judge not to dismiss their case, saying the counties have continually put up roadblocks to avoid accountability.
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November 20, 2023
Counties Say Homeowner's Seized Property Suit Must Go
A group of Michigan counties exhorted a federal judge to toss a renewed lawsuit that alleges they seized tax-delinquent properties and illegally kept the profits, saying the property owner repeated claims that were already rejected.
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October 24, 2023
Judge Restarts Mich. Homeowner's Seized Property Suit
A Michigan federal judge on Monday lifted a stay in a case from a homeowner whose tax-delinquent property was seized and illegally sold by a county treasurer at a profit, finding that the Sixth Circuit had resolved a debate regarding the appropriate remedy for property owners who lost their equity.
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June 21, 2023
Judge Hits Pause On Cert. Bid In Mich. Tax Delinquency Case
A Michigan federal judge has put off deciding whether to recertify a class of former property owners whose tax-delinquent properties were seized and sold by the county treasurer at a profit, saying a case at the Sixth Circuit could clarify whether certification is the best path forward.
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June 02, 2023
Mich. Property Owners Try To Revive Class In County Tax Suit
A group of Michigan property owners accusing counties of auctioning off their properties and keeping excess profits asked a Michigan federal judge to recertify their class action after the Sixth Circuit voided their class status.
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January 13, 2021
Claims Trimmed In Mich. Counties Tax Foreclosure Row
A Michigan federal judge on Wednesday dismissed individual defendants and trimmed claims from a class action against multiple counties in the state accused of illegally auctioning off tax debtors' property and keeping the excess proceeds.
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October 19, 2020
Mich. Residents Granted Class Status In Tax Foreclosure Row
A U.S. district judge certified a class of property owners challenging Michigan counties' practices of auctioning tax debtors' property and keeping the excess proceeds.
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October 17, 2019
Mich. Tax Foreclosure Suit Must Stay In Fed. Court: Resident
A Michigan resident has urged a federal court to allow a putative class action to proceed seeking excess proceeds from property tax foreclosure sales, saying the state's tax foreclosure statutes violate the U.S. Constitution's taking clause.