Munoz
Munoz v. PHH Mortgage Corp.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EFRAIN MUNOZ, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, et al., No. 1:08-cv-00759-MMB-BAM 6 Plaintiffs, ORDER RESPECTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT 10 PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, et al., 13 Defendants. In this class action, Plaintiffs (a class of home-loan borrowers) allege that PHH Mortgage Corporation referred them to one of four primary mortgage in- surers. They also allege that all four insurers signed reinsurance agreements with Atrium, PHH’s captive reinsurer, in a kickback scheme that violated the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), 12 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. Pend- ing before this court is Defendants’ motion for summary judgment on standing grounds, ECF 577. Shortly after the final pretrial conference, the Supreme Court decided TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, 594 U.S. 413 (2021). In TransUnion, the Court clarified the…