WILLIAMS et al v. THE ESTATES LLC et al

1:19-cv-01076

Class Action

December 02, 2022
Judge Boots Atty Irking Court With 'Unnecessary Problems'

A North Carolina federal judge has pulled approval for an out-of-state attorney to represent a real estate investment firm found in a civil trial to have rigged foreclosure sales after she said he failed to give his client requests for information and vexed the court with illegible briefs and personal attacks on opposing counsel.
November 29, 2022
Judge Roasts 'Frivolous' Fee Bid In Rigged-Foreclosure Row

A North Carolina federal judge has lambasted a pair of attorneys seeking fees in a lawsuit they largely lost on behalf of a real estate investment firm found to be rigging foreclosure sales, calling the motion "frivolous" and questioning why she shouldn't sanction them for wasting the court's time.
October 27, 2022
Homeowners Want Firm Held In Contempt In Foreclosure Suit

A group of North Carolina homeowners is asking a federal judge to hold real estate investment company The Estates in contempt, saying it is violating the court's injunction on selling and buying properties and its charging order to pay $1.2 million to plaintiffs after it was found to be rigging foreclosure sales.
September 09, 2022
Judge Orders Firm To Pay Fees In Rigged-Foreclosure Case

A North Carolina federal judge on Friday hit a real estate investment group with legal fees after a group of homeowners won at a trial accusing it of rigging public bids on foreclosed properties and extorting homeowners.