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#20-271 Domondo v. Three Olives Inc., S263701. (B292561; nonpublished opinion; Los Angeles; BC641464.) Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment in a civil action. The court ordered briefing deferred pending decision in Sheen v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., S258019 (#19-173), which presents the following issue: Does a mortgage servicer owe a borrower a duty of care to refrain from making material misrepresentations about the status of a foreclosure sale following the borrower’s submission of, and the servicer’s agreement to review, an application to modify a mortgage loan?

Review granted: 9/23/2020

See the California Court of Appeal Opinion.