HSBC BANK USA, N.A. v. TOWNSEND

No. 13-1017.

793 F.3d 771 (2015)

HSBC BANK USA, N.A., as Trustee for Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-FM1, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kirkland TOWNSEND, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 16, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K. Lee Marshall , Bryan Cave LLP, San Francisco, CA, James Pappas , Nancy J. Townsend , Burke, Costanza & Carberry LLP, Chicago, IL, Timothy J. Hasken , Bryan Cave LLP, St. Louis, MO, James Leighton O'Connell-Miller , Jena M. Valdetero , Bryan Cave LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Kenneth J. Vanko , Clingen, Callow & McLean, LLC, Lisle, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


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