From Pine View Farm

Q. What Is “Both Sides Now”? 2

A. The sides of its mouth that a bankster talks out of regarding foreclosure documents.

If the person signing the foreclosure documents has not read them, “you have lied to the court,” (Community Legal Services of Philadelphia lawyer Beth–ed.) Goodell said. “It doesn’t necessarily mean that the documents are wrong.”

In effect, that’s what a JP Morgan Chase spokesman told Reuters: “We believe the accuracy of the factual loan information in the affidavits was not affected by whether or not the signer had personal knowledge of the precise details.”

It’s a quote only a lawyer could love, said attorney Eric Garrabrant, of Flaster & Greenberg in Cherry Hill.

“So, if you swear facts are true without knowing they are true, apparently it’s OK, so long as they ultimately turn out to be accurate?” asked Garrabrant, who represents people in foreclosure.

In other news, two dollars boxed on the first two finishers in the 8th at Delaware Park wins the Exacta.

Toles

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2 comments

  1. Duffy

    October 6, 2010 at 9:42 am

    Wow.  He’s the greatest lawyer ever.  He clearly knows that if you don’t have a case, bamboozle them with bullshit.  Sadly, this will probably work.  I can’t wait to hear the argument that “hey, we can’t be expected to <b>verify</b> all this stuff.  That’s hard and we won’t be able to take people’s houses fast enough.”

     
  2. Frank

    October 6, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    What got me was how the first lawyer in the cite minimized “lying to the court.”

    I have, fortunately, not had to do a lot of business with judges in their professional capacity, but I don’t think they take lying to the court lightly.