Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Securitized Asset Backed Receivables L.L.C. 2005-FR4 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-FR4 v. Kingman Holdings, L.L.C., as Trustee of the Manderly Place 8118 Land Trust

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedMarch 6, 2015
Docket04-15-00126-CV
StatusPublished

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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Securitized Asset Backed Receivables L.L.C. 2005-FR4 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-FR4 v. Kingman Holdings, L.L.C., as Trustee of the Manderly Place 8118 Land Trust, (Tex. Ct. App. 2015).

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ACCEPTED FILED 04-15-00126-CV 3/6/2015 2:12:03 PM FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS Donna Kay McKinney SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Bexar County District Clerk 3/6/2015 5:17:26 PM Accepted By: Cecilia Barbosa KEITH HOTTLE CLERK

CAUSE NO. 2014-CI-17188

KINGMAN HOLDINGS, L.L.C., as § IN THE DISTRICT COURT FILED IN Trustee of the MANDERLY PLACE 8118 § 4th COURT OF APPEALS LAND TRUST, § SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Plaintiff, § 03/6/2015 5:17:26 PM § KEITH E. HOTTLE v. § Clerk § WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee § 73RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT for SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED § RECEIVABLES L.L.C. 2005-FR4 § MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH § CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-FR4 and § FREMONT REORGANIZING § CORPORATION f/k/a FREMONT § INVESTMENT & LOAN, § BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS Defendants. §

DEFENDANT WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.’S NOTICE OF APPEAL

Notice is hereby given that Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Securitized

Asset Backed Receivables L.L.C. 2005-FR4 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-

FR4 (“Defendant”) appeals from the trial court’s Final Default Judgment, signed on January 21,

2015, in the above-styled and numbered case. This notice and appeal encompass the rulings,

declarations, and awards adverse to Defendant in the Final Default Judgment, as well as all pre-

trial and post-trial orders and rulings adverse to Defendant that were incorporated into, merged

into, issued concurrently with, and/or relied upon in making the Final Default Judgment, and also

any post-judgment orders or rulings adverse to Defendant. See Exhibit A (Motion for New

Trial).1

1 Attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of Defendant’s Motion for New Trial filed on February 20, 2015 (the “Motion”). Although the Motion’s caption correctly identified the parties and court and the substance and exhibits to the Motion unequivocally indicate that the Motion was filed to challenge the Final Default Judgment signed on January 21, 2015, in the above-entitled cause, Cause No. 2014-CI-17188, the Motion was inadvertently filed under Cause No. 2014-CI-18120. Although Defendant believes the Motion should be deemed timely and properly filed for all purposes in this matter, out of an abundance of caution, Defendant has attached a true and correct copy of the Motion to this Notice.

DEFENDANT WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.’S NOTICE OF APPEAL PAGE 1 OF 3 AUS:0103793/00286:572986v1 This appeal is taken to the Court of Appeals for the Fourth District of Texas at San

Antonio.

Respectfully submitted,

LOCKE LORD LLP

By: B. David L. Foster State Bar No. 24031555 John W. Ellis State Bar No. 24078473 600 Congress Ave., Suite 2200 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 305-4700 (512) 305-4800 (Facsimile) dfoster@lockelord.com jellis@lockelord.com

Thomas G. Yoxall State Bar No. 00785304 Kirsten M. Castañeda State Bar No. 00792401 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2200 Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 740-8000 (214) 740-8800 (Facsimile) tyoxall@lockelord.com kcastaneda@lockelord.com

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES L.L.C. 2005-FR4 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-FR4

DEFENDANT WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.’S NOTICE OF APPEAL PAGE 2 OF 3 AUS:0103793/00286:572986v1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served on this 6th day of March 2015, via electronic service to all counsel of record registered with the Court’s electronic filing manager and as indicated below to the following:

VIA EMAIL(justin@thenicholslawfirm.com) Justin P. Nichols Justin D. Niedens The Nichols Law Firm, P.L.L.C. 106 S. Saint Mary’s St., Suite 255 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Attorneys for Plaintiff

John W. Ellis

DEFENDANT WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.’S NOTICE OF APPEAL PAGE 3 OF 3 AUS:0103793/00286:572986v1 Exhibit A FILED 2/20/2015 3:59:06 PM Donna Kay McKinney Bexar County District Clerk Accepted By: Lisa Sanchez

CAUSE NO. 2014-CI-18120

KINGMAN HOLDINGS, L.L.C., as § IN THE DISTRICT COURT Trustee of the MANDERLY PLACE 8118 § LAND TRUST, § Plaintiff, § § v. § § WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Trustee § 73RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT for SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED § RECEIVABLES L.L.C. 2005-FR4 § MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH § CERTIFICATES 2005-FR4 and § FREMONT REORGANIZING § CORPORATION f/k/a FREMONT § INVESTMENT & LOAN, § BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS Defendants. §

DEFENDANT WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.’S MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 320, Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as

Trustee for Securitized Asset Backed Receivables L.L.C. 2005-FR4 Mortgage Pass-Through

Certificates 2005-FR4 (“Wells Fargo”) files this Motion for New Trial (“Motion”). In support

thereof, Wells Fargo respectfully shows the Court as follows:

I. INTRODUCTION

On January 21, 2015, Plaintiff Kingman Holdings, L.L.C., as Trustee of the Manderly

Place 8118 Land Trust (“Plaintiff”) obtained a no-answer default judgment (the “Default

Judgment”) against Wells Fargo and the other named defendant, Fremont Reorganizing

Corporation f/k/a Fremont Investment & Loan (“Fremont”). Wells Fargo did not answer the

Petition in this matter for a very simple reason: it was never served with a citation or the Petition

in compliance with the applicable rules, and, thus, no answer was due. Plaintiff’s failure to

comply with basic service of process requirements renders the Default Judgment void. The

DEFENDANT WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.’S MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL PAGE 1 OF 20 AUS:0103793/00000:571102v3 Court should vacate the Default Judgment and grant a new trial because Wells Fargo was not

properly served with Plaintiff’s Original Petition (the “Petition”). Specifically, the Court should

vacate the default judgment and grant a new trial because the citation and Petition were not

issued to or served on Wells Fargo’s registered agent. Accordingly, service was not effected in

strict compliance with the Texas service rules, and therefore, the Court should vacate the Default

Judgment and grant a new trial. The Court should also grant a new trial because the factual

allegations in Plaintiff’s Petition fail state a claim for the requested relief. Wells Fargo is ready,

willing and able to defend this case on the merits.

II. BACKGROUND FACTS

A. Wells Fargo Is a Nonresident Financial Institution.

Wells Fargo is a foreign financial institution. As a national banking association, Wells

Fargo’s citizenship is determined solely by the location of its main office, as designated in its

articles of association. See 28 U.S.C. § 1348; Wachovia Bank v. Schmidt, 546 U.S. 303, 318

(2006). Wells Fargo’s main office is located in the State of South Dakota. See Ex. A-1.1 Thus,

Wells Fargo is a citizen of the South Dakota.

B. As a Nonresident Financial Institution and Pursuant to Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code Section 17.028, Wells Fargo Has Designated a Registered Agent to Accept Service of Process on its Behalf.

For all relevant periods, Wells Fargo has continuously designated and maintained a

registered agent with the Texas Secretary of State (“Secretary of State”).2 See Ex. A-2, A-3,

1 Pursuant to Texas Rule of Evidence 201, Wells Fargo requests that the Court take judicial notice of the public government records that are attached to this Motion through the Declaration of John W. Ellis and incorporated herein as Exhibits A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5.

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