Judge:  Bank's Role As Trustee Supports Diversity Jurisdiction, Suit's Removal

Mealey's (August 24, 2020, 12:49 PM EDT) -- FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Aug. 19 denied a woman's motion to remand her debt collection suit against her mortgage lender and loan trustee, holding that removal of the suit was proper because the loan trustee is a real party to the controversy and that its citizenship determines diversity jurisdiction (Dianne Dorman v. PHH Mortgage Corp., et al., No. 19-592, N.D. Texas, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150263)....