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If at first you don't succeed, try again. In Maddox v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon Trust Co., N.A., the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit got it right by vacating its prior order in light of the Supreme Court's TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, 141 S. Ct. 2190 (2021), decision. 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 34056 (2d Cir. Nov. 17, 2021).
This appeal originated from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, holding Plaintiffs maintained Article III standing to seek statutory damages for Defendant's purported untimely violation of recordation requirements imposed by New York State's mortgage-satisfaction-recording statues in New York Real Property Law (RPL) §275 and New York Real Property Actions and Procedures Law (RPAPL) §1921. Initially, the Second Circuit held that, despite not having actual damages to title, reputation, or otherwise, Plaintiffs still maintained Article III standing based on alleging a violation of the mortgage-satisfaction-recording statutes because a mortgagee's delay in recording a discharge of mortgage: 1) creates a cloud on title to real estate; and 2) creates the false appearance that the mortgagor has not paid his/her debt, which can harm the mortgagor's reputation and make it difficult for him/her to obtain additional financing. Maddox v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon Trust Co., N.A., 997 F.3d 436, 446-447 (2d Cir. 2021). As a result, the Second Circuit held that Plaintiffs suffered material harm and an injury-in-fact. Id. at 448-449. Thus, the Second Circuit held that the violations of New York statutory law by itself constituted a particularized harm giving rise to Article III standing because the invasion of interests protected by state law support Article III standing and that the plausible inference that Defendant harmed Plaintiffs financial reputation created a material risk of particularized harm by impairing their credit and liming their borrowing capacity. Id. at 439-440.
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