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Facts

• The case involves a mortgage foreclosure suit where Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not individually but as Trustee for Pretium Mortgage Acquisition Trust (Plaintiff-Appellee), initiated legal action against Darlene M. Lucero a/k/a Darlene M. Gonzales (Defendant-Appellant), among others. The Defendant appealed a summary judgment in favor of the Plaintiff, asserting that the action was precluded by the dismissal of a prior action and that there was a factual dispute which made the grant of summary judgment erroneous.

Procedural History

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Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff-Appellee: Argued for the foreclosure based on the mortgage agreement.
• Defendant-Appellant: Contended that the action was precluded by a prior dismissal and that there existed a factual dispute preventing summary judgment.

Legal Issues

• Whether the action was precluded by the dismissal of a prior action.
• Whether the district court erred in granting Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment despite the existence of a factual dispute.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the summary judgment entered below in favor of the Plaintiff-Appellee.

Reasons

• Per HANISEE, Chief Judge, with JENNIFER L. ATTREP, Judge, and JACQUELINE R. MEDINA, Judge concurring:
  The Court remained unpersuaded by the Defendant's memorandum in opposition and affirmed the summary judgment. The Defendant's claim of preclusion based on a prior dismissal was found lacking because the dismissal was without prejudice and for procedural reasons, not on the merits of the case (paras 3-4). The Court noted that a dismissal for lack of jurisdiction, as speculated to be the basis of the prior dismissal, would not preclude further litigation on the merits of the foreclosure claim (paras 5-6). Regarding the existence of a factual dispute, the Court found that the Defendant did not provide sufficient facts to support her defenses against the motion for summary judgment, including any violation of the Unfair Practices Act or issues with the Plaintiff's attorneys (paras 8-9). The Court concluded that the Defendant failed to meet her burden of establishing error in the district court's grant of summary judgment (para 10).