On 2-24-25, our firm filed yet another lawsuit against NewRez, LLC dba Shellpoint Mortgage alleging multiple violations of deferment protections pursuant to California Military and Veteran’s Code Section 800-813.
A copy of that Complaint can be viewed here.
Part of the allegations in this lawsuit involve our client accusing Shellpoint Mortgage of failing to comply with a Court Order that required Shellpoint to implement deferment protections, among other violations of our client’s statutory rights.
Our client alleges that she was forced to seek and obtain a Court Order for deferment protections because Shellpoint Mortgage ignored all of her prior attempts to request deferment informally pursuant to C.M.V.C. § 800.
Not only does this lawsuit allege that C.M.V.C. § 813 protects our client by mandating that she receive the protections due to Shellpoint Mortgage’s failure to respond to her informal requests within 30 days but also alleges multiple violations of the Court Ordered deferment protections.
After being served with our lawsuit, Shellpoint Mortgage tried to set aside and vacate the Court Ordered deferment protections.
Thankfully, that effort was rejected by the Court. A copy of the Court’s ruling denying the motion to set aside can be viewed here.
Shellpoint Mortgage then appealed the Court’s denial of their Motion in an attempt to once again deprive our client of her statutory, and now Court Ordered, deferment protections.
After months of research and briefing, and after oral arguments were conducted by the attorneys on June 16, 2026, the Third District Court of Appeal finally denied NewRez, LLC dba Shellpoint Mortgage’s latest attempt at depriving our client of her statutory rights.
A copy of the Court of Appeal’s ruling can be viewed here.
At Semnar & Hartman, LLP, we are proud to always stand up to protect those who stand up to protect us… we will never tire in our zealous pursuit of justice for deployed servicemembers, and we are always glad to see the Courts reaching the right decision to implement and enforce these protections!