[GPSCC-chat] Hearing tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 9, 9:30 AM, San Francisco 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Merritt v Countrywide

[Spencer Graves]

Hello, All:


	  Oral arguments are scheduled tomorrow morning, Friday, November 9, 
9:30 AM, in the federal case of Merritt v Countrywide. The hearing is 
scheduled for courtroom 1, 95 Seventh Street, San Francisco, CA. Merritt 
v Countrywide is the 4th of 6 cases scheduled to be heard in this 
session.  Each side gets 10 minutes in the first three cases and 15 
minutes in the last 3.  Thus, if everything runs exactly on this 
schedule with no other business, the Merritt v Countrywide arguments 
will be heard 10:30 - 11 AM. However, any or all of the first 3 cases 
might have been removed from this schedule or other activity could 
consume more than just the time allowed for oral arguments.


	  In 2006, newlyweds David and Salma Merritt were tricked into a 
predatory loan by Countrywide Home Loans.    The procedures used by 
Countrywide to obtain the Merritts' signatures "appeared systemic", 
according to Eileen Foster, Senior VP for Fraud Risk Management at 
Countrywide in 2008, interviewed on 60 Minutes, Dec. 4, 2011.  Most of 
Countrywide's victims have meekly accepted the loss of their life 
savings and the confiscation of their homes through foreclosure 
procedures of questionable legality.  David Merritt is different. He's 
not an attorney.  However, he has worked enough with attorneys that he 
has been able to represent himself ("pro se" or "pro per") without being 
completely outclassed by attorneys for Bank of America, the parent 
company of Countrywide, and other major banks named as defendants in 
various filings by the Merritts.  For more information, see "Merritt v 
Countrywide" at occupy.pbworks.com.


	  If anyone would like to carpool, please let me know.  I plan to 
drive, leaving my home in San José at around 7 AM to collect one other 
person before starting towards San Francisco probably on I-280.  This is 
rush hour, and we should probably plan to arrive in the courthouse by 
9:10 AM or so to allow time to clear security and find the courtroom on 
the third floor before the hearing begins at 9:30.


       Spencer


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