County Of Cook v. Bank of America Corporation et al

MOTION

N.D. Ill.April 17, 2015

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION COUNTY OF COOK, Plaintiff, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB, COUNTRYWIDE WAREHOUSE LENDING, LLC, BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC., MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC., and MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE LENDING, INC., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 14-cv-2280 Judge Elaine E. Bucklo DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO CERTIFY THE MARCH 19, 2015 ORDER FOR INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) Defendants Bank of America Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., Countrywide Financial Corporation, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Countrywide Bank, FSB, Countrywide Warehouse Lending, LLC, BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”), respectfully request that this Court certify for immediate appeal, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), its March 19, 2015 Order denying Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Complaint. In support thereof, Defendants submit the accompanying Memorandum of Law. Case: 1:14-cv-02280 Document #: 61 Filed: 04/17/15 Page 1 of 3 PageID #:1063 2 Dated: April 17, 2015 Respectfully Submitted, By: /s/ J. Erik Connolly J. Erik Connolly EConnolly@winston.com Ryan M. Dunigan rdunigan@winston.com WINSTON & STRAWN LLP 35 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 Tel.: (312) 558-5600 Fax: (312) 558-5700 Thomas M. Hefferon THefferon@goodwinprocter.com James W. McGarry JMcGarry@goodwinprocter.com Matthew S. Sheldon MSheldon@goodwinprocter.com GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 901 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 Tel.: (202) 346-4000 Fax: (202) 346-4444 Attorneys for Defendants Bank of America Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., Countrywide Financial Corporation, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Countrywide Bank, FSB, Countrywide Warehouse Lending, LLC, BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital Inc., and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Lending, Inc. Case: 1:14-cv-02280 Document #: 61 Filed: 04/17/15 Page 2 of 3 PageID #:1064 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on April 17, 2015, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing to be served upon counsel of record as of this date by electronic filing. /s/ J. Erik Connolly One of the attorneys for Defendants Case: 1:14-cv-02280 Document #: 61 Filed: 04/17/15 Page 3 of 3 PageID #:1065