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    not entitled to enforce the note; and (4) to give trial courts greater authority to sanction

    plaintiffs who make false allegations.3

    3. On December 9, 2010, the Supreme Court clarified its position and stated: Along with the

    amendments to form 1.996(a), rule 1.110(b) was amended to require verification of

    mortgage foreclosure complaints involving residential real property. One of the primarypurposes of this amendment was to ensure that the allegations in the complaint are

    accurate.4

    4. Florida Statutes section 92.525 is the statutory framework for verification of documents and

    states that (1) When it is authorized or required by law, by rule of an administrative agency, or

    by rule or order of court that a document be verified by a person, the verification may be

    accomplished in the following manner: (a) Under oath or affirmation taken or administered

    before an officer authorized under s. 92.50 to administer oaths; or (b) By the signing of the

    written declaration prescribed in subsection (2).5

    5. Florida Statutes section 92.525(2) states that as a requirement, a written declaration as defined

    under section 92.525(1) of the Florida Statutes, means the following statement: Under

    penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read the foregoing [document] and that the facts

    stated in it are true, followed by the signature of the personmaking the declaration, except

    when a verification on information or belief is permitted by law, in which case the words to

    the best of my knowledge and belief may be added. The written declaration shall be

    printed or typed at the end of or immediately below the document being verified and

    above the signature of the person making the declaration.6

    6. Florida Statutes section 92.525(3) states that [a] person who knowingly makes a false

    declaration under subsection (2) is guilty of the crime of perjury by false writtendeclaration, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,

    or s. 775.084.7

    7. An opinion by the Florida Attorney General dated June 13, 1995 states that a verification may

    be made on information or belief, if authorized by law, and will be sufficient to subject

    the affiant to penalties of perjury.8

    3 In re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, No. SC09-1579, (Feb. 11, 2010). (emphasis added)

    4 In re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure-Form (Final Judgment of Foreclosure), Case No.SC09-1579. (emphasis added)

    5 Fla. Stat. 92.525(1). (emphasis added)

    6 Fla. Stat. 92.525(2). (emphasis added)

    7 Fla. Stat. 92.525(3). (emphasis added)

    8 Op.Atty.Gen. 95-40, June 13, 1995. (emphasis added)

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    8. Florida Statutes section 92.525(4)(b) states that [t]he term document means any writing

    including, without limitation, any form, application, claim, notice, tax return, inventory,

    affidavit, pleading, or paper.9

    9. Florida Statutes section 92.525(4)(c) states that [t]he requirement that a document be

    verified means that the document must be signed or executed by a person and that theperson must state under oath or affirm that the facts or matters stated or recited in the

    document are true, or words of that import or effect.10

    10. A Judge may dismiss the action with or without prejudice if the court determines a

    fraud on the court has occurred. The requisite fraud on the court occurs where it can be

    demonstrated, clearly and convincingly, that a party has sentiently set in motion some

    unconscionable scheme calculated to interfere with the judicial system's ability to

    impartially adjudicate a matter by improperly influencing the trier of fact or unfairly

    hampering the presentation of the opposing party's claim or defense.11

    11. "There are two elements in mail fraud: (1) having devised or intending to devise a

    scheme to defraud (or to perform specified fraudulent acts), and (2) use of the mail for

    the purpose of executing, or attempting to execute, the scheme (or specified fraudulent

    acts)."12

    12. The elements of wire fraud under Section 1343 directly parallel those of the mail fraud

    statute, but require the use of an interstate telephone call or electronic communication

    made in furtherance of the scheme.13

    13. When reviewing a case for fraud, the court should consider the proper mix of factors

    and carefully balance a policy favoring adjudication on the merits with competingpolicies to maintain the integrity of the judicial system.14

    9 Fla. Stat. 92.525(4)(b). (emphasis added)

    10 Fla. Stat. 92.525(4)(c). (emphasis added)

    11 Aoude v. Mobil Oil Corp., 892F.2d 1115, 1118 (1st Cir.1989). (emphasis added)

    12 Schmuck v. United States, 489 U.S. 705, 721 n. 10 (1989); see also Pereira v. United States, 347 U.S. 1, 8 (1954)("The elements of the offense of mail fraud under . . . 1341 are (1) a scheme to defraud, and (2) the mailing of aletter, etc., for the purpose of executing the scheme."); Laura A. Eilers & Harvey B. Silikovitz, Mail and Wire Fraud,31 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 703, 704 (1994) (cases cited).

    13 United States v. Briscoe, 65 F.3d 576, 583 (7th Cir. 1995) (citing United States v. Ames Sintering Co., 927 F.2d232, 234 (6th Cir. 1990) (per curiam)); United States v. Frey, 42 F.3d 795, 797 (3d Cir. 1994) (wire fraud is identicalto mail fraud statute except that it speaks of communications transmitted by wire); United States v. Cassiere, 4 F.3d1006 (1st Cir. 1993) (to prove wire fraud government must show (1) scheme to defraud by means of false pretenses,(2) defendant's knowing and willful participation in scheme with intent to defraud, and (3) use of interstate wirecommunications in furtherance of scheme); United States v. Maxwell, 920 F.2d 1028, 1035 (D.C. Cir. 1990) ("Wirefraud requires proof of (1) a scheme todefraud; and (2) the use of an interstate wire communication to further thescheme.").

    14 Id. at 1117-18. (emphasis added)

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    14. Because dismissal sounds the death knell of the lawsuit, courts must reserve such

    strong medicine for instances where the defaulting party's misconduct is correspondingly

    egregious.15

    15. The trial court has the inherent authority, within the exercise of sound judicial

    discretion, to dismiss an action when a plaintiff has perpetrated a fraud on the court, orwhere a party refuses to comply with court orders.16

    DEPOSITION OF WELLS FARGO BANK,N.A.EMPLOYEE AND LEGAL PROCESS SPECIALIST

    ALDEN BERNER, CO-WORKER AND TEAM MEMBER OF WELLS FARGO BANK,N.A.

    EMPLOYEE AND LEGAL PROCESS SPECIALIST DEBORAH BLANEY, AKA DEBRA BLANEY

    16. A deposition of Alden Berner, a Legal Process Specialist for Wells Fargo Bank N.A.,

    filed and admitted in three cases involving Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as plaintiff with Case

    Numbers 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB, and 2010-CA-016671-MB, was

    taken December 7, 2010 where Carlton Fields, P.A., through its employee and attorney

    Michael K. Winston, Esq., Florida Bar Number 51403 with its business address being

    City Place Tower, 525 Okeechobee Boulevard, Suite 1200, West Palm Beach, Florida

    33401-6149 appeared as counsel and attorney for plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    17. In said deposition dated December 7, 2010, Alden Berner testified that himself, Debra

    Blaney, and Craig Zecher reviewed all mortgage foreclosure cases filed in the State of

    Florida on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.17

    Q. What type of training did you get as far as that goes for the -- when you

    first became the legal process specialist and dealt with the land

    transactions?

    A. My training that I received when I originally started with land transactions, I

    received training on reviewing plat maps, legal descriptions, titles, and the

    various investor requirements for those loans that I reviewed.18

    [ ... ]

    15 Id. at 1118 (emphasis added)

    16 Kornblum v. Schneider, 609 So.2d 138, 139 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992). (emphasis added)

    17 Dep. of Alden Berner, Dec. 7, 2010, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB,and 2010-CA-016671-MB (Palm Beach County) pp. 12 - 17.

    18 Dep. of Alden Berner, Dec. 7, 2010, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB,and 2010-CA-016671-MB (Palm Beach County) pp. 12.

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    Q. Who is your supervisor?

    A. Mark Kline.

    Q. Is he still your supervisor?

    A. Yes.

    MR. WINSTON: That's K L I N E.

    BY MR. FLANAGAN: (resumed)

    Q. And is he also located in the same office as you are, on Stage Coach Circle?

    A. Yes 19

    [ ... ]

    Q. Okay. How was it determined that you would review a given mortgage

    foreclosure, was it by geographical area, was it by name?

    A. It was just we handled Florida -- the entire state of Florida.

    Q. "We," being who?

    A. Myself and my team, my co-workers.

    Q. Okay. So there was yourself and --

    A. Two other co-workers.

    Q. Who?

    A. Deborah Blaney.

    Q. Can you spell her last name?

    A. B L A N E Y. And Craig, C R A I G, Zecher, Z E C H E R.

    Q. And yourself?

    19Dep. of Alden Berner, Dec. 7, 2010, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB,and 2010-CA-016671-MB (Palm Beach County) pp. 13.

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    A. And myself, yes.20

    [ ... ]

    Q. Okay. Did you have any states that you were responsible for -- did the

    three of you have any states that you were responsible for other than

    Florida?

    A. No.

    Q. And were the three of you reviewing all of the foreclosure complaints

    within the state of Florida?

    A. Yes.21

    18. In said deposition dated December 7, 2010, Alden Berner testified that it is standard

    and systematic procedure for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. not to look at either a note or

    mortgage when verifying a foreclosure Complaint.22

    Q. Do you ever get a look at the actual loan document itself, the note or the

    mortgage?

    MR. [MICHAEL K. WINSTON]: Object to form.

    THE WITNESS [ALDEN BERNER]: No.

    Q. How about do you get a look at any documents that actually transfer or

    assign ownership of any note or mortgage?

    A. No, I do not look at them, but I don't need to look at them because I know what

    our processes are that refer those loans to our attorneys. And I rely that our

    attorneys do their job and put the information in those complaints accurately

    20Dep. of Alden Berner, Dec. 7, 2010, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB,and 2010-CA-016671-MB (Palm Beach County) pp. 15-16.

    21Dep. of Alden Berner, Dec. 7, 2010, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB,and 2010-CA-016671-MB (Palm Beach County) pp. 17.

    22 Dep. of Alden Berner, Dec. 7, 2010, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB,and 2010-CA-016671-MB (Palm Beach County) pp. 31 - 49.

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    and correctly based on the information that was provided to them in our referral

    process.23

    19. In said deposition dated December 7, 2010, Alden Berner testified that it is standard

    and systematic procedure for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to base their verification solely on

    information from a computer screen without any confirmation as to the source of saidinformation.

    Q. Do you personally play any role in determining who is or isn't the proper

    person or entity for the name to foreclose in?

    A. No.

    Q. As far as that information is concerned you're relying upon the information you

    get from the Investor Matrix?

    A. Yes.

    Q. And that's computer information that's generated where?

    A. I don't know where it is generated, I do know that it is generated by a

    department of Wells Fargo who maintains the information that is in that Matrix,

    and that Matrix is updated weekly.

    Q. Who prepares that Matrix?

    A. I don't know who prepares the Matrix.

    Q. How does the information get into that Matrix?

    A. I am not exactly sure how that information gets in the Matrix.24

    [...]

    Q. Correct. Okay. Now, how do you know that distinction, the owner versus the

    name to foreclose in?

    A. I look at our system, per our system it gives us codes, which we need to then

    plug those codes into the Investor Matrix; that Investor Matrix is what we relyon to give us that information.

    23 Dep. of Alden Berner, Dec. 7, 2010, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB,and 2010-CA-016671-MB (Palm Beach County) pp. 36.

    24 Dep. of Alden Berner, Dec. 7, 2010, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB,and 2010-CA-016671-MB (Palm Beach County) pp. 34 - 35.

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    Q. All right. Then how do you verify that information, if at all?

    MR. WINSTON: Object to form.

    THE WITNESS: Again, I take the information from the loan, the codes from

    the loan, and I plug those codes into our Investor Matrix; and our InvestorMatrix gives me what the correct -- who the owner and the correct name to

    foreclose in, and that's what I rely on.

    Q. Okay. So, when you're reviewing the information as far as who the proper name

    is for the entity to own the loan and to bring the lawsuit in you're relying on the

    information that's in that computer system, the Investor Matrix?

    A. Yes.

    Q. Do you ever get a look at the actual loan document itself, the note or the

    mortgage?

    MR. WINSTON: Object to form.

    THE WITNESS: No.

    BY MR. FLANAGAN: (resumed)

    Q. How about do you get a look at any documents that actually transfer or assign

    ownership of any note or mortgage?

    A. No, I do not look at them, but I don't need to look at them because I know whatour processes are that refer those loans to our attorneys. And I rely that our

    attorneys do their job and put the information in those complaints accurately

    and correctly based on the information that was provided to them in our referral

    process.25

    20. In said deposition dated December 7, 2010, Alden Berner testified that it is standard

    and systematic procedure for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to never independently verify the

    ownership of the subject notes, mortgages, assignment or otherwise by looking at any

    actual note, mortgage, assignment or other documentation of ownership in the instant

    case.

    Q. Now, as I understand it you testified that you didn't personally look at the

    information that would have been contained in the note and mortgage, is that

    correct?

    25 Dep. of Alden Berner, Dec. 7, 2010, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB,and 2010-CA-016671-MB (Palm Beach County) pp. 35 - 36.

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    A. Yes.

    Q. Did you have a reason to look at that information, or is there a reason you didn't

    need to look at it?

    A. I believe that I did not have a reason to look at that information based on ourreferral process.

    Q. What would that referral process be?

    A. That referral process would be that the original -- once the loan is in default,

    and the thirty day notice of default letters have been sent out, that our

    foreclosure department refers these loans to our counsel, and they provide our

    counsel with that information, being the note and mortgage - the original note

    and mortgage.

    Q. And is it the attorneys job to input that information from the note and mortgageinto the complaint?

    A. Yes.26

    21. In said deposition dated December 7, 2010, Alden Berner testified that it is standard

    and systematic procedure for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to never look at the Complaint as

    it is filed in Court nor any of its attachments, per se.

    Q. Okay. And I take it you never get a look at a copy of the mortgage that's

    attached, or referenced in the complaint, am I correct?

    A. No I do not get a look at that again. That's part of our referral process, the

    original is sent to our attorneys; and I rely that they accurately input that

    information into the complaint, and there is no need that they send it back to us,

    when we originally sent it to them.

    Q. Now, once you verify the information per your computer programs, the

    Investor Matrix and the other information, is that where you either approve or

    reject?

    A. Yes.

    Q. Okay. And if you accept it have I got that right there, the choices you have,

    either accept or reject?

    26 Dep. of Alden Berner, Dec. 7, 2010, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB,and 2010-CA-016671-MB (Palm Beach County) pp. 80-81.

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    A. Accept, reject, approve or disapprove.27

    22. In said deposition dated December 7, 2010, Alden Berner testified that it is standard

    and systematic procedure for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to never verify that all conditions

    precedent to the filing of foreclosure actions have been performed or have occurred.

    Q. Okay. If you accept and approve the information that you have reviewed on the

    computer screen -- if you click "accept" or "approve," then what happens?

    A. We get the verification to sign.

    Q. The verification that was attached to the complaints in the cases?

    A. Yes.

    Q. All right. What do you mean you get?

    A. Meaning it's now available for us to sign. If we reject it then it's not going to

    give us the verification to sign.

    Q. When you say it's available for you to sign, does that come up on a computer

    screen?

    A. It's in the same attorney portal.28

    [...]

    Q. A couple of these documents make reference to [ ] paragraphs [ ] that state, "all

    conditions precedent to the filing of this action have been performed or have

    occurred." What does that mean to you?

    A. It's legal terminology, but my belief is that that means that all of the things that

    had to happen prior to the foreclosure referral have taken place.

    Q. Did you do anything as far as investigating to confirm any of that information?

    A. No, I didn't need to. Our system is automated to where everything has been

    done prior to this coming before me.

    Q. Okay. And, so, is this information that again was supplied by counsel that

    prepared the form?

    27 Dep. of Alden Berner, Dec. 7, 2010, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB,and 2010-CA-016671-MB (Palm Beach County) pp. 50.

    28 Dep. of Alden Berner, Dec. 7, 2010, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB,and 2010-CA-016671-MB (Palm Beach County) pp. 51.

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    MR. WINSTON: Object to form.

    THE WITNESS: Yes.29

    DOCUMENTS IN CASE DOCKET/RECORD

    23. On or about December 21, 2010, Plaintiff, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., through its

    attorneys, Marshall C. Watson, P.A., and more specifically, attorney Nalini Singh, Esq.,

    Florida Bar Number 43700, which lists is business address as 1800 N.W. 49th Street,

    Suite 120, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309, as an employee and agent of Marshall C.

    Watson, P.A., and in representation of Wells Fargo Bank N.A., filed a Complaint against

    Defendants Carlos Ramos and Ilsa Ramos of Seminole County, Florida seeking

    foreclosure of a certain mortgage recorded in the Official Records Book 04865, Page

    0543, of the Public Records of Seminole County, Florida and a related note.

    24. Even though the Summons required responses to Marshall C. Watson, P.A., said

    Complaint, filed was signed by attorney Nalini Singh, Esq. on behalf of the Law Officesof Marshall C. Watson, P.A. in representation of Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    25. Said Complaint states in paragraph #3 that [m]ortgagee shown on the Mortgage attached

    as an exhibit is the original Mortgagee. Plaintiff is now entitled to enforce Mortgage and

    Mortgage Note pursuant to Florida Statutes 673.3011.

    26. Said Complaint states in paragraph #6 that [a]ll conditions precedent to the filing of this

    action has been performed or occurred.

    27. Nalini Singh, Esq., as an attorney for the Law Offices of Marshall Watson, P.A., and on

    behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., together with the Summons and Complaint, filed a

    separate page titled Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.110(b) Verification signed by a one Debra Blaney

    as Legal Process Specialist and stating that [u]nder penalty of perjury, I declare that I

    have read the foregoing, and the facts alleged therein are true and correct to the best of

    my knowledge and belief.

    28. Said document titled Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.110(b) Verification is signed by Debra Blaney as

    Legal Process Specialist but does not state who is her employer, whether it is Plaintiff

    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its attorneys, the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.

    29. The Mortgage attached to the Complaint and referenced in the Complaint, showing tohave been recorded in the Official Records Book 04865, Page 0543 of the Public Records

    of Seminole County, Florida patently show, on its first page, that the lender and

    mortgagee is Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. not Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    29 Dep. of Alden Berner, Dec. 7, 2010, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB,and 2010-CA-016671-MB (Palm Beach County) pp. 66-67.

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    30. The Note attached to the Complaint and referenced in the Complaint patently shows,

    on its first page, that the lender is Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. not Wells Fargo

    Bank, N.A.

    31. The Note attached to the Complaint and referenced in the Complaint patently shows,

    on its last page, that the lender is Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., endorsed the noteen blanc; it is patently clear that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. did not endorse said note

    because it was not the Lender nor the Mortgagee in the related aforementioned

    Mortgage.

    32. Defendants through their undersigned Counsel filed a Motion for Sanctions Against Plaintiff

    for Perjury February 21, 2010 stating in paragraph #2 that [t]he documents attached to the

    Complaint clearly contradict and show that the allegations made in the Complaint are

    false and without merit.

    33. Defendants through their undersigned Counsel filed the instant Motion for Sanctions Against

    Plaintiff for Perjury February 21, 2010 stating in paragraph #4 that [a]t a minimum, the

    person signing such document must have read the Complaint with its attached exhibits,

    namely the Mortgage and Note.

    34. Defendants through their undersigned Counsel filed the instant Motion for Sanctions Against

    Plaintiff for Perjury February 21, 2010 stating in paragraph #5 that [c]learly, Plaintiff has

    not been forthcoming or offered such statements without regards to the Candor owed to

    the Court thereunder and its actions have caused Defendants to incur legal fees and

    expenses that are unnecessary and unjustified but for its actions in bad faith and without

    candor.

    AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LAW OFFICES OF MARSHALL C.WATSON,P.A.

    AND STATE OF FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

    35. On or about March 24, 2011, the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A. entered into

    an agreement with the State of Florida Office of the Attorney General, Department of

    Legal Affairs to resolve an investigation into the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.

    under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, Part II of the Consumer

    Protection Statute, Chapter 501, AG Case #L10-3-1147, styled IN THE MATTER OF :

    INVESTIGATION OF LAW OFFICES OF MARSHALL C. WATSON, P.A., AND

    MARSHALL C. WATSON, INDIVIDUALLY.

    36. Said Agreement entered into by and between the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.,

    Marshall C. Watson, individually, and State of Florida Office of the Attorney General dated

    March 24, 2011 is entitled: ASSURANCE OF VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE.30

    30 Assurance of Voluntary Compliance agreement between the Law Offices Marshall C. Watson and State of FloridaOffice of the Attorney General dated March 24, 2011.

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    37. Page #2 of the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance states in the second paragraph that Law

    Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A., Marshall C. Watson, individually are working with State

    of Florida Office of the Attorney General to establish best practices in foreclosure actions.31

    38. Among the several allegations and consumer complaints which triggered the

    investigation into the foreclosure practices of Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.,detailed in section I, 1.1 of the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance, those relevant to the

    instant case are: a. foreclosure actions [ ] filed before the legal standing of the Plaintiff

    has been determined, and e. affidavits [ ] filed which were executed by persons without

    knowledge of the allegations contained in the affidavits.32

    39. As of March 24, 2011, the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A., Marshall C.

    Watson, individually agreed and assured, in section II of the Assurance of Voluntary

    Compliance to implement the following policies and procedures and to ensure such best

    practices:

    a. As a condition precedent to initiating a foreclosure case in a circuit court in Florida,

    each foreclosure case file of the Respondent [(Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson,

    P.A.)] will contain the following: (1) the original note, or a lost note affidavit; (2) the

    original mortgage or a copy of the recorded mortgage; and (3) documentation

    establishing the loan and mortgage are in default; if (1) through (3) do not reflect the

    Plaintiff to be named in the foreclosure complaint as the party entitled to foreclose the

    note and mortgage, there must also be contained in the law firms file documentation

    reflecting that the Plaintiff is a holder of the note or a nonholder in possession of the

    note who has the rights of a holder pursuant to Section 673.3011 of the Florida

    Statutes.

    b. [OMITTED]

    c. For cases that have already been filed and active, but in which no final judgment

    has been issued by the court on the effective date of this Assurance [(March 24,

    2011)], the Respondents [(Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.)] will ensure

    that prior to seeking entry of a final judgment the foreclosure court file contains

    the following: (i) the original note, or a lost note affidavit; (ii) the original mortgage or

    a copy of the recorded mortgage; (iii) documentation establishing the loan and

    mortgage are in default; and (iv) documentation reflecting that the named Plaintiff

    is entitled to enforce the mortgage. A verified complaint will only be required to

    be filed for complaints and amended complaints that were filed after June 3, 2010.

    31 Assurance of Voluntary Compliance agreement between the Law Offices Marshall C. Watson and State of FloridaOffice of the Attorney General dated March 24, 2011.

    32 Assurance of Voluntary Compliance agreement between the Law Offices Marshall C. Watson and State of FloridaOffice of the Attorney General dated March 24, 2011.

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    d. For cases currently in litigation on the effective date of this Assurance, without a

    final judgment having been issued by the court, the Respondents [(Law Offices of

    Marshall C. Watson, P.A.)] shall review said filings for compliance with Section

    2.1(c) of this agreement and will file either amended affidavits, replacement

    affidavits or notices of withdrawal of any affidavits executed by persons who

    Respondents [(Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.)] learn did not haveactual knowledge of the allegations contained in the affidavits. Respondents shall

    not proceed with the litigation until there is compliance with the terms and

    conditions of this provision.33

    40. Section II, 2.2 of the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance requires [r]espondents and

    their representatives, agents, employees, successors, assigns or any other person who acts

    under, by, through, or on behalf of Respondents [(Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson,

    P.A.)], directly or indirectly, or through any corporate or other device, shall continue to

    comply with the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, Chapter 501, Florida

    Statutes.34

    41. Section II, 2.3 of the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance establishes that [i]t is further

    agreed by the parties that Respondents [(Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.)] shall

    be responsible for making the substantive terms and conditions of this agreement known

    to the officers, employees agents, representatives, or any other persons that are

    substantially affected by this Assurance and are involved in Respondents [(Law Offices

    of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.)] businesses, projects and activities. The obligation imposed

    by this paragraph is continuing in nature and shall apply to new officers, employees,

    agents, representatives or any other persons who become engaged in Respondents [(Law

    Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.)] business activities, including any future business

    activities in which MARSHALL C. WATSON engages.35

    42. Section II, 2.4 of the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance establishes that [i]t is further

    agreed by the parties that Respondents [(Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.)] shall

    not affect any change in the form of doing business, or the organizational entity of any of

    the existing business entities, or create any new business entities, as a method of avoiding

    the terms and conditions set forth in this Assurance.36

    CARLTON FIELDS,P.A.INVOLVEMENT AND PERPETUATION

    33

    Assurance of Voluntary Compliance agreement between the Law Offices Marshall C. Watson and State of FloridaOffice of the Attorney General dated March 24, 2011.

    34 Assurance of Voluntary Compliance agreement between the Law Offices Marshall C. Watson and State of FloridaOffice of the Attorney General dated March 24, 2011.

    35 Assurance of Voluntary Compliance agreement between the Law Offices Marshall C. Watson and State of FloridaOffice of the Attorney General dated March 24, 2011.

    36 Assurance of Voluntary Compliance agreement between the Law Offices Marshall C. Watson and State of FloridaOffice of the Attorney General dated March 24, 2011.

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    OF MARSHALL C.WATSON,P.A.S CONDEMNED ACTIONS

    43. A notice of appearance was filed in the Courts docket July 27, 2011 listing Carlton

    Fields, P.A. as co-counsel in the instant case.

    44. In an e-mail communication from Jason Perkins, Esq. dated July 28, 2011, with emailaddress [email protected], confirms that Carlton Fields, P.A., and its

    employee, attorney Jason Perkins, Esq. with Florida Bar Number 610852, which lists its

    business address, of its Orlando office, as CNL Center at City Commons, 450 S. Orange

    Avenue, Suite 500, Orlando, Florida 32801-3336, represents Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in

    the instant matter.

    45. Marshall C. Watson, P.A. and its employee, attorney Nalini Singh, Esq., Florida Bar Number

    43700, which lists its business address as 1800 N.W. 49th Street, Suite 120, Fort Lauderdale,

    Florida 33309 is still the original counsel, and now remains co-counsel with Carlton Fields,

    P.A., and its employee, attorney Jason Perkins, Esq., Florida Bar Number 610852, which lists

    its business address, of its Orlando office, as CNL Center at City Commons, 450 S. Orange

    Avenue, Suite 500, Orlando, Florida 32801-3336.

    46. An e-mail communication from Renee Kemper, paralegal to Jason Perkins, Esq. of

    Carlton Fields, P.A. to Nalini Singh, Esq. of Marshall Watson, P.A. dated August 16,

    2011 , in which Mrs. Kemper is forwarding a Notice of Filing of the 2004 merger of Wells

    Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. in support of Plaintiffs

    opposition to sanctions for perjury, confirms Marshall C. Watson, P.A.s continued

    control and involvement in the instant matter, notwithstanding the fact that it remains

    co-counsel in the instant matter.

    47. All filings in the matter by Jason Perkins, Esq. of Carlton Fields, P.A. have also been

    copied as a matter of legal process to Nalini Singh, Esq. of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.

    48. The Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A., through its employee attorney Nalini

    Singh, Esq., or otherwise, have made no further filings or arguments directly to the

    Court in the instant matter.

    49. Nonetheless, by virtue of the March 24, 2011 Agreement, titled Assurance of Voluntary

    Compliance, by and between the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A., the State of

    Florida Office of the Attorney General, Department of Legal Affairs, and attorney

    Marshall C. Watson, P.A., individually, the actions of Carlton Fields, P.A. remain theresponsibility of the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.

    50. Despite the Motion for Sanctions Against Plaintiff for Perjury being filed February 21,

    2010 stating in paragraph #2 that [t]he documents attached to the Complaint clearly

    contradict and show that the allegations made in the Complaint are false and without

    merit, and despite an email from the undersigned attorney to Jason Perkins, Esq. dated

    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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    August 12, 2010 where Defendants make Plaintiff aware of their concerns and allegations

    in the Motion for Sanctions Against Plaintiff for Perjury, Marshall C. Watson, P.A. and

    Carlton Fields, P.A. failed to abide by the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance or correct

    a known fraud upon the Court.

    51. Therefore, their actions callously, egregiously, willfully, and without remorse,perpetuate a fraud upon the Court, through it, upon the citizens of Seminole County and

    all those under the jurisdiction of the 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida.

    ARGUMENTS PRESENTED BEFORE THE COURT AT THE AUGUST 30,2011

    HEARING OF DEFENDANTSMOTION FORSANCTIONS AGAINST PLAINTIFF FORPERJURY

    52. The Mortgage attached to the Complaint and referenced in the Complaint, showing to

    have been recorded in the Official Records Book 04865, Page 0543 of the Public Records

    of Seminole County, Florida patently shows, on its first page, that the lender and

    mortgagee is Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. not Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    53. The Note attached to the Complaint and referenced in the Complaint patently shows,

    on its first page, that the lender is Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. not Wells Fargo

    Bank, N.A.

    54. The Note attached to and referenced in the Complaint patently shows, on its last page,

    that the lender is Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., endorsed the note en blanc; it is

    patently clear that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. did not endorse said note because it was not

    the Lender nor the Mortgagee in the related aforementioned Mortgage.

    55. Plaintiff argued that Defendants Motion for Sanctions against Plaintiff for Perjury was

    unfounded where Plaintiff is the original mortgagee by way of a merger that took place May 8,

    2004, where the original mortgagee Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. merged into Plaintiff

    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    56. Defendants argued and maintained that the fact that the merger occurred a year after

    the mortgage was entered into between the original mortgagee and that Plaintiff was the

    surviving entity in the merger proves that Plaintiff is not the original Mortgagee. At the

    time the mortgage was executed the original mortgagee was an independent entity from

    Plaintiff with a different federal employers identification number (FEIN/Tax Id) and

    therefore autonomous and separate from Plaintiff.

    57. Defendants argued and maintained that the Complaint makes no mention of a merger,

    or an assignment of the note and mortgage, therefore depriving Defendants from raising

    potential defenses in that respect.

    58. Defendants argued and maintained that Plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. through their

    Counsels Marshall C. Watson, P.A. and Carlton Fields, P.A. should have corrected its

    Complaint to provide information of the merger so as to establish how and when plaintiff

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    Wells Fargo Bank N.A. can foreclose when the original mortgagee is Wells Fargo Home

    Mortgage, Inc. and that the Complaint makes no mention of the said merger.

    59. Moreover, Defendants argued that the information of the merger is irrelevant since it

    has nothing to do with the verification statement which makes reference to the

    truthfulness and correctness of the allegations made in the Complaint; that it should beclear to the Court that the contradictions are patent and no inferences need be drawn to

    see that the Complaint is not truthful or correct.

    60. It is clear and irrefutable, that, having had the opportunity and the duty to correct the

    Complaint and withdraw the false statement of verification, especially when they were

    present when Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. confessed to its perjury, a fraud has been

    committed upon the Court and still continues despite all the requirements of the

    Supreme Court of Florida and the agreement reached with the State Attorney Generals

    office to halt an investigation into the foreclosure practices of these law firms and their

    client, Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    61. This Court, during the hearing of the instant Motion for Sanctions Against Plaintiff for

    Perjury, agreed with Defendants counsel that the allegations made in the Complaint and

    the Verification was a mistake.

    62. This Court, in its discretion, denied that sanctions be imposed on Plaintiff stating that

    the mistakes of Plaintiff and its counsel did not rise to the sanctions being sought by

    Defendants or what the Supreme Court intended.

    ARGUMENT AND CONCLUSION OF LAW

    Florida Statutes section 92.525 and AMENDMENTS TO RULE 1.110(B).

    63. In reaction to this wave of abuses, the Supreme Court of Florida amended Fla. R. Civ. Pro.

    1.110(b) to require that, on all actions for foreclosure of a mortgage on residential real

    property, the complaint shall be verified. The Plaintiff, through its attorneys made no

    efforts whatsoever to verify the allegations in the complaint even though the instant

    action is an action for foreclosure of a mortgage on residential real property.

    64. The Supreme Court went on to clarify that one of the primary purposes of this amendment

    was to ensure that the allegations in the complaint are accurate. However, the Supreme

    Court also envisioned that some attorneys and their clients may still ignore the rules andfurther noted that this amendment is also made to give trial courts greater authority to

    sanction plaintiffs who make false allegations. Such is the instant case.

    65. Since a verification is required, Florida Statutes section 92.525 established the principles of

    said verification statement where Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read the

    foregoing [document] and that the facts stated in it are true, followed by the signature of the

    person making the declaration, except when a verification on information or belief is permitted

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    by law, in which case the words to the best of my knowledge and belief may be added.

    Plaintiff made no effort whatsoever to verify the allegations in the complaint even though

    it states under penalty of perjury that those allegations had been verified and they are all

    accurate and true.

    66. Florida Statutes section 92.525 required that the written declaration shall be printed or typedat the end of or immediately below the document being verified and above the signature of the

    person making the declaration. The written declaration of verification was not printed or

    typed at the end of or immediately below the document being verified; in fact, it makes

    no reference as to what document is being verified.

    67. This intentionally false and fraudulent statement of verification has been made despite

    Plaintiffs counsels knowledge that under Florida Statutes section 92.525(3) states that [a]

    person who knowingly makes a false declaration under subsection (2) is guilty of the crime of

    perjury by false written declaration, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.

    775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Thus far, despite the investigations by the Attorney

    General and the depositions, clearly showing the perjury committed by Plaintiff, no such

    individuals appear to have been prosecuted for their crimes upon this Court and the

    citizens affected by them.

    FRAUD ON THE COURT

    68. It is blatantly obvious that a fraud upon the Court has occurred as established in, at least,

    three other cases, where the verification system ploy by Plaintiff and their counsel is

    systematic and schematically designed to falsely satisfy the requirements of the Supreme

    Court amendments to Rule 1.110(b).

    a. Alden Berner deposition of December 7, 2010 clearly delineates the

    unacceptable protocol used to falsely verify the Complaint and that Debra

    Blaney participated in such process; to wit, that himself, Debra Blaney,

    Craig Zecher, and no other individuals reviewed all mortgage foreclosure

    cases filed in the State of Florida on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.;

    b. that it is standard and systematic procedure for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    not to look at either a note or mortgage when verifying a foreclosure

    Complaint; that it is standard and systematic procedure for Wells Fargo

    Bank, N.A. to base their verification solely on information from a

    computer screen without any confirmation as to the source of said

    information;

    c. that it is standard and systematic procedure for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to

    never independently verify the ownership of the subject notes, mortgages,

    assignment or otherwise by looking at any actual note, mortgage,

    assignment or other documentation of ownership in the instant case;

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    d. that it is standard and systematic procedure for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to

    never look at the Complaint as it is filed in Court nor any of its

    attachments, per se;

    e. that it is standard and systematic procedure for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to

    never verify that all conditions precedent to the filing of foreclosure actionshave been performed or have occurred.

    VIOLATIONS OF THE MARCH 24,2011 AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE LAW OFFICES OF

    MARSHALL C.WATSON,P.A. AND STATE OF FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL -

    ASSURANCE OF VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE.

    69. This case was filed December 21, 2010 and the March 24, 2011 agreement by and between

    the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A., Marshall C. Watson, individually, and State of

    Florida Office of the Attorney General dated March 24, 2011 entitled Assurance of Voluntary

    Compliance required that in the instant case, currently in litigation prior to March 24, 2011,

    where a final judgment has not been issued by the court, the Law Offices of Marshall C.

    Watson, P.A. review its filings for compliance with Section 2.1(c) of the agreement and file

    either amended affidavits, replacement affidavits or notices of withdrawal of any affidavits

    executed by persons who the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A. learn did not have

    actual knowledge of the allegations contained in the affidavits.

    70. Alden Berner deposition of December 7, 2010 clearly shows that the Law Offices of

    Marshall C. Watson, P.A. clearly knew that all of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases filed

    prior to March 24, 2011 and the instant case had been subject to false verifications and

    fraudulent statements of verifications made under penalty of perjury by the only three

    (3) employees and legal process specialists doing said verifications for all foreclosureactions for entire State of Florida; to wit, Alden Berner, Debra Blaney and Craig Zecher.

    71. The emails referenced and incorporated herein by reference as exhibits, together with

    the filings in opposition to Defendants Motion for Sanctions Against Plaintiff for Perjury

    clearly show that the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A. and its co-counsel,

    Carlton Fields, P.A. proceed with the litigation without complying with the terms and

    conditions of provisions of Section II of the Assurance of Voluntary Compliance.

    72. In essence, as argued by the undersigned Counsel before the Court in the hearing of

    Defendants Motion for Sanctions Against Plaintiff for Perjury last August 30, 2011, Plaintiff

    has been on notice of the defects in the Complaint since said motion for sanctions was

    filed; Plaintiff has been on notice of the defects in the Complaint through e-mail

    communications with the undersigned counsel, which are incorporated as exhibits by

    reference; and Plaintiff has made no effort to correct is perjurious and abusive behavior.

    73. What is even more unconscionable and unacceptable - even though there was an

    investigation into Plaintiffs counsel, Law Offices of Marshal C. Watson, P.A., for unfair and

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    fraudulent trade practices and where, as a result of said investigation, the Law Offices of

    Marshal C. Watson, P.A. agreed and assured to withdraw its perjurious statements and

    Complaints, and where Plaintiffs co-counsel, Carlton Fields, P.A. through its employee,

    attorney Michael K. Winston, Esq., conducted and was present in representation of

    Plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. when Alden Berner, legal process specialist for Plaintiff

    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. testified under oath as to the protocol and scheme to defraudand falsely represent its verification of the Complaint as required by the Supreme Court

    of Florida amendment to Rule 1.110(b), Jason Perkins, Esq., employee attorney for

    Carlton Fields, P.A. failed and refused to withdraw and correct said false statements and

    stated in its email to the undersigned counsel dated August 15, 2011 that he intended to

    proceed with litigation and seek other fees and costs.

    74. The Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A. failed to abide by Section II of the Assurance

    of Voluntary Compliance where it is clear that the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.

    is responsible responsible for making the substantive terms and conditions of this

    agreement known to the officers, employees agents, representatives, or any other personsthat are substantially affected by this Assurance and are involved in the Law Offices of

    Marshall C. Watson, P.A.s businesses, projects and activities. Said obligations of the

    aforementioned paragraph are continuing in nature and applied to co-counsel Carlton

    Fields, P.A. as new officers, employees, agents, representatives, who become engaged in

    the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.s business activities, including the instant

    case.

    75. An e-mail communication from Renee Kemper, paralegal to Jason Perkins, Esq. of

    Carlton Fields, P.A. to Nalini Singh, Esq. of Marshall Watson, P.A. dated August 16,

    2011 , in which Mrs. Kemper is forwarding a Notice of Filing of the 2004 merger of Wells

    Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. in support of Plaintiffs

    opposition to sanctions for perjury, confirms Marshall C. Watson, P.A.s continued

    control and involvement in the instant matter, notwithstanding the fact that it remains

    co-counsel in the instant matter.

    CARLTON FIELDS, P.A.S INVOLVEMENT AND PERPETUATION OF THE KNOWN FRAUDULENT

    VERIFICATION OF THE COMPLAINT AND FALSE ALLEGATIONS CONTAINED IN THE COMPLAINT

    76.Carlton Fields, P.A., through its employee and attorney Michael K. Winston, Esq., Florida

    Bar Number 51403 with its business address being City Place Tower, 525 Okeechobee

    Boulevard, Suite 1200, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-6149 appeared as counsel andattorney for plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank N.A. with regards to the deposition of Alden Berner, a

    Legal Process Specialist for Wells Fargo Bank N.A. in three cases involving Wells Fargo

    Bank, N.A. as plaintiff with Case Numbers 2010-CA-018991-MB, 2010-CA-023143-MB, and

    2010-CA-016671-MB. Therefore, it is clear that Carlton Fields, P.A. was aware of the

    fraudulent practices of its client, Plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as far back as

    December 7, 2010.

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    77. A notice of appearance was filed in the Courts docket July 27, 2011 listing Carlton Fields,

    P.A. as co-counsel in the instant case.

    78. An e-mail communication from Jason Perkins, Esq. dated July 28, 2011, with email address

    [email protected], confirms that Carlton Fields, P.A., and its employee, attorney

    Jason Perkins, Esq. with Florida Bar Number 610852, which lists its business address, of itsOrlando office, as CNL Center at City Commons, 450 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 500, Orlando,

    Florida 32801-3336, represents Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    79. All email communications from Jason Perkins, Esq., employee and attorney of Carlton

    Fields, P.A. with the undersigned counsel and their statements made before this Court at the

    August 30, 2011 hearing of Defendants Motion for Sanctions Against Plaintiff for Perjury

    underline the fact that Carlton Fields, P.A. has, like its co-counsel, the Law Offices of

    Marshall C. Watson, P.A., no intention of rectifying a known fraud upon this Court;

    instead that Carlton Fields, P.A. continues to perpetuate the forbidden actions in the

    Law Offices of Marshal C. Watson, P.A.s Assurance of Voluntary Compliance; and

    refuses to abide by the requirements of said Assurances made by the Law Offices of

    Marshall C. Watson, P.A.

    80. It is clear and irrefutable, that, having had the opportunity and the duty to correct the

    Complaint and withdraw the false statement of verification, especially when they were

    present when Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. confessed to its perjury, a fraud has been

    committed upon the Court and still continues despite all the requirements of the

    Supreme Court of Florida and the agreement reached with the State Attorney Generals

    office to halt an investigation into the foreclosure practices of these law firms and their

    client, Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

    WHEREFORE, since this Court already agreed that the allegations made in the Complaint

    and the Verification were a mistake, and the evidence attached, referred to and filed herein with

    this Motion, simultaneously or as a separate document, especially, the damaging sworn

    testimony of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to Carlton Fields, P.A., which has already been procured

    for three (3) other Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. cases and a Wells Fargo Asset Securities Corporation

    case in the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida, the Defendants Carlos

    and Ilsa Ramos, through their undersigned attorney, most respectfully pray this Court reconsiders

    their Motion for Sanctions Against Plaintiff for Perjury and reverses its decision denying said

    motion for perjury against Plaintiff, and further:

    (1) conclude that the required verification ordered by the Supreme Court of

    Florida in its amendment of Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.110(b), was

    not made;

    (2) conclude that a false statement filed under penalties of perjury by Plaintiff

    Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. through its attorneys the Law Offices of Marshall C.

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    Watson, P.A. and Carlton Fields, P.A. was willingly filed to influence the

    Court into believing that Plaintiff can foreclose on Defendants;

    (3) conclude that, as the Supreme Court of Florida noted in its amendment of

    Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.110(b), the primary purposes of this

    amendment are to provide incentive for the plaintiff to ensure that theallegations in the complaint are accurate and to give trial courts greater

    authority to sanction plaintiffs who make false allegations such as that made

    under perjury where Plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., through its attorneys

    the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A. and Carlton Fields, P.A. callously

    state that such verification actually took place, when, in fact, never happened;

    (4) conclude that Plaintiff Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., through its counsel, Law

    Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A. failed to file the required verification

    ordered by the Supreme Court of Florida in its amendment of Florida Rules of

    Civil Procedure 1.110(b) pursuant to the format expounded in Florida Statute

    section 92.525(2) requiring that the written declaration shall be printed or

    typed at the end of or immediately below the document being verified and

    above the signature of the person making the declaration;

    (5) conclude that those individuals making said perjurious statements,

    specifically, Alden Berner, Deborah Blaney - aka Debra Blaney, Craig Zecher ,

    be referred to the State Attorney General and investigated pursuant to Florida

    Statutes section 92.525(3) which states that [a] person who knowingly makes

    a false declaration under subsection (2) is guilty of the crime of perjury by

    false written declaration, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided

    in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084;

    (6) conclude that the aforementioned acts by the parties involved, including two

    major law firms, constitute a fraud on the Court where Carlos and Ilsa Ramos

    have demonstrated, clearly and convincingly that Wells Fargo Bank N.A., the

    Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A. and Carlton Fields, P.A. have

    sentiently set in motion this unconscionable scheme calculated to interfere

    with the judicial systems ability to impartially adjudicate this mater by

    improperly influencing this Court and unfairly hampering the presentation of

    Carlos and Ilsa Ramos presentation of their defenses;

    (7) conclude that the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A. have breached their

    Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with the State Attorney Generals office

    where it has failed to correct, rectify and withdraw the perjurious statements

    and where it has failed to ensure that Carlton Fields, P.A. continues to do so as

    co-counsel in cases in which the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A. was

    originally involved;

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    (1) conclude that, pursuant to the legal precedent discussed herein this Motion,

    Wells Fargo Bank N.A., the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A. and

    Carlton Fields, P.A.s actions are so egregious so as to warrant that this case be

    DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE;

    (2) that reassured by the legal precedent herein discussed, together with all theundeniable proof and argument provided herein, this Court, having been

    appraised of a fraud upon it being committed, DISMISS THIS ACTION

    WITH PREJUDICE;

    (3) that as expounded in Kornblum v. Schneider, 609 So.2d 138, 139 (Fla. 4th

    DCA 1992), this Court has the inherent authority, within the exercise of sound

    judicial discretion, to dismiss an action when a plaintiff has perpetrated a fraud

    on the court, or where a party refuses to comply with court orders, where, in

    the instant case, both situations warranting a DISMISSAL WITH

    PREJUDICE have occurred, this Court DISMISSED THIS ACTION WITH

    PREJUDICE;

    (4) order an investigation into all similar cases filed by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

    in the State of Florida to ensure the integrity of our judicial system and all

    those foreclosures which may have already been adjudicated under such false

    and perjurious pretenses;

    (5) order an investigation into the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A. for its

    ongoing fraudulent misrepresentations and lack of candor on this Court;

    (6) order an investigation into Carlton Fields, P.A. for its fraudulentmisrepresentations and lack of candor on this Court and for perpetuating a

    known fraud vis-a-vis their being appraised of such fraud by way of the

    December 7, 2010 deposition of Alden Berner in which Carlton Fields, P.A.

    actively participated;

    (7) refer and advise the State Attorney General to investigate the Law Offices of

    Marshall C. Watson, P.A. and Carlton Fields, P.A. for their breach of the

    Assurance of Voluntary Compliance agreement between the Law Offices

    Marshall C. Watson and State of Florida Office of the Attorney General dated

    March 24, 2011.

    (8) refer and advise the Federal Authorities to open a wire/mail fraud

    investigation for each and every instance in which any such aforementioned

    perjurious statements were mailed, be it as it may, through e-mail, facsimile

    (telecopy), or US Mail, in each and every case that may be affected by the

    actions of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson,

    P.A. and Carlton Fields, P.A.

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    (1) refer and advise the Florida Supreme Court and the Florida Bar to open

    ethical investigations into all attorneys involved in the instant case and all

    other such relevant cases where it may be pertinent, together with any and all

    other remedies this Court may deem just and proper to maintain the integrity

    of the judicial system of the State of Florida.

    CERRUD LAW, PLLC

    ______________________________

    EURIBIADES CERRUD II, ESQUIRE

    Florida Bar No.: 0523569

    324 Wilshire Boulevard

    Casselberry, Florida 32707

    Telephone No.: (407) 758-6100

    Facsimile No.: (407) 386-6570

    Attorney for Defendants

    Carlos Ramos and Ilsa Ramos

    CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

    I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Motion for

    Reconsideration of Order Denying Defendants Motion for Sanctions Against Plaintiff for

    Perjury has been furnished by U.S. Mail, postage pre-paid, to Nalini Singh, Esq., Law Offices of

    Marshall C. Watson, P.A., 1800 N.W. 49th Street, Suite 120, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309; Jason

    Perkins, Esq., Carlton Fields P.A., 450 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 500, Orlando, Florida

    32801-3336 this 13th day of September 2011.

    CERRUD LAW, PLLC

    ______________________________

    EURIBIADES CERRUD II, ESQUIRE

    Florida Bar No.: 0523569324 Wilshire Boulevard

    Casselberry, Florida 32707

    Telephone No.: (407) 758-6100

    Facsimile No.: (407) 386-6570

    Attorney for Defendants

    Carlos Ramos and Ilsa Ramos