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ALABAMA COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS
SPECIAL TERM, 2012

2110510

Michael T. Chappell v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA Appeal from Montgomery C i r c u i t (CV-10-1327) Court

THOMAS, J u d g e . Michael T. Chappell appeals from a judgment of the

Montgomery C i r c u i t C o u r t

("the c i r c u i t c o u r t " ) i n f a v o r o f J P We d i s m i s s t h e a p p e a l .

Morgan Chase Bank, NA ( " C h a s e " ) .

2110510 On June 1, 2010, Chappell ("the filed a complaint court"), in the

Montgomery D i s t r i c t

Court

district

alleging this

t h a t Chase owed him $1,490 b e c a u s e , he s a i d , Chase " s t o l e amount o f money f r o m [ h i m ] . " for Chappell f i l e d an

application 2,

a d e f a u l t judgment i n the d i s t r i c t The district court entered an

c o u r t on S e p t e m b e r order setting the

2010. for to

case

" W r i t o f I n q u i r y " and r e q u i r i n g a l l p a r t i e s t o t h e a c t i o n appear before the 2010, district Chappell court on October 4, 2010. a

Before "Motion

O c t o b e r 4, to Stop the

f i l e d a m o t i o n s t y l e d as in the district

Foreclosure

Sale"

court,

requesting with

district

court to stop Chappell's

Chase f r o m

proceeding That motion

i t s f o r e c l o s u r e of

residence.

e f f e c t i v e l y amended C h a p p e l l ' s On district order October court. 4, 2010, the

complaint. parties appeared before the an

T h a t same day

the d i s t r i c t

court entered

denying that

Chappell's the

"Motion court

t o Stop F o r e c l o s u r e "lacks jurisdiction

Sale," over

stating

district

matters of e q u i t a b l e r e l i e f . " f i l e d an a p p e a l After

On O c t o b e r 20, 2010,

Chappell court. circuit

from the d i s t r i c t case had

c o u r t to the c i r c u i t to the

Chappell's

been a p p e a l e d

c o u r t , on November 30, 2010,

C h a p p e l l f i l e d a m o t i o n s t y l e d as

2

2110510 a "Motion to Stop Foreclosure" in the circuit court,

r e q u e s t i n g t h a t the c i r c u i t c o u r t s t o p Chase f r o m p r o c e e d i n g w i t h i t s f o r e c l o s u r e o f C h a p p e l l ' s r e s i d e n c e . Chase f i l e d an

answer t o C h a p p e l l ' s "Motion t o Stop F o r e c l o s u r e , " d e n y i n g the m a t e r i a l a l l e g a t i o n s and a s s e r t i n g a f f i r m a t i v e d e f e n s e s . September 14, 2011, Chase filed a motion for a On

summary in

j u d g m e n t on

Chappell's claims.

Chappell f i l e d

a motion

o p p o s i t i o n t o C h a s e ' s m o t i o n f o r a summary j u d g m e n t on O c t o b e r 13, 2011. On J a n u a r y 18, 2012, t h e c i r c u i t c o u r t e n t e r e d a summary Chappell's claims.
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j u d g m e n t i n f a v o r o f Chase on timely appealed t o our

Chappell the 1975.

supreme c o u r t , w h i c h

transferred

appeal to t h i s On circuit settled

c o u r t p u r s u a n t t o

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