Parker

BACKGROUND

The Parkers’ first amended complaint2 alleges that Recorder allowed the filing and recording of the following documents, which the Parkers allege are fraudulent: 1. Deed of Trust, filed and recorded on February 27, 2004, which lists Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) as a nominee and beneficiary for the lender and the lender’s successors and assigns. The Parkers allege the document is fraudulent because MERS “did not come into existence in California until July 21, 2010.” 2. Substitution of Trustee and Full Reconveyance filed and recorded on February 15, 2006, which lists MERS as a current beneficiary under the Deed of

1 The Parkers misidentified the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, referring to it as the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office. 2 The record on appeal does not include the original complaint.

2 Trust, and states that MERS substitutes ReconTrust Company as the new trustee. The Parkers allege that MERS “did not exist in California at this time making this transfer of beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust voidable.” 3. Assignment of Deed of Trust, filed and recorded on February 15, 2006, in which Americorp Funding…