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Plaintiff (bank) cancels "motion to dismiss" hearing in foreclosure case..

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marshallgirl

Junior Member
What does it mean when the plaintiff (bank) cancels a motion to dismiss hearing in a foreclosure case, and what are some of the reasons why? State is Florida. Thank you in advance.
 
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sandyclaus

Senior Member
What does it mean when the plaintiff (bank) cancels a motion to dismiss hearing in a foreclosure case, and what are some of the reasons why? State is Florida. Thank you in advance.

Who filed for the motion to dismiss?

If it was the plaintiff, then I'm pretty sure that means they are no longer dismissing the case and proceeding with foreclosure as scheduled. Either that, or they are rescheduling the hearing.
 

justalayman

Senior Member
The Bank canceled the hearing. They did not file the motion to dismiss. The defendant's attorney did.
the bank cannot cancel the hearing. Only a court can.

What it sounds like is the defendant filed a motion to dismiss the foreclosure. There was a hearing scheduled to hear the motion and that hearing was subsequently cancelled. From there there is no way to determine why it was dismissed, at least with what you provided.
 

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