Redjai

INTRODUCTION

This appeal arises from a judgment in favor of defendant Barrett Daffin Frappier Treder & Weiss, LLP (Barrett). In an earlier opinion, we affirmed the judgment entered in favor of codefendant Nationstar Mortgage, LLC (Nationstar) and against plaintiff Ramin Redjai. (Redjai v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC (Apr. 14, 2021, G058005) [nonpub. opn.] (Redjai I).) In 2005, Redjai secured a refinancing loan for his property through a deed of trust. When Redjai defaulted on the loan, Barrett, as trustee for Nationstar, recorded a notice of default on the loan and notice of trustee’s sale through a nonjudicial foreclosure. Redjai sent a request for debt validation to Nationstar and Barrett and received accountings showing different balances claimed. Barrett later rescinded the notice of default at the direction of Nationstar and no foreclosure ever occurred. Before the rescission, Redjai sued Nationstar and Barrett for wrongful foreclosure, violations of the Homeowner Bill of Rights, unfair debt collection, deceit, declaratory relief, and other causes of action. This appeal involves both Redjai’s initial complaint and an amended complaint. On the initial complaint, the trial court…