FTC v. Capital Home Advocacy Center, et al
Case Summary
Pursuant to the Court Order entered on April 13, 2018 by the United States District Court, Central District of California, Southern Division, in the matter of the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff v. AMERICAN HOME SERVICING CENTER, LLC, CAPITAL HOME ADVOCACY CENTER, NATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER, LLC, JAMIE ABURTO, MARCUS FIERRO, JR. EVE CHRISTINE RODRIGUEZ, AND SERGIO LORENZO RODRIGUEZ, Defendants, Krista L. Freitag was appointed Temporary Receiver for American Home Servicing Center, LLC, Capital Home Advocacy Center, National Advocacy Center, LLC, their subsidiaries and affiliates.
As a result of this FTC action, Capital Home Advocacy Center, National Advocacy Center, American Home Servicing Center, their principals, subsidiaries and affiliates are, pending a further order from the District Court, no longer accepting new customers nor will they be involved in providing services related to mortgage modifications.
Existing customers, please note it is imperative that you contact your lender directly as the companies (e.g., Capital Home Advocacy Center and National Advocacy Center) are not able to provide services relating to your mortgage or any possible modification of your mortgage. Lenders often have strict and short deadlines that apply to applications for loan modifications, so it is very important that you contact your lender as soon as possible. Failure to do so could have serious adverse consequences regarding your mortgage.
Lenders, it is imperative you review the document immediately below this paragraph and contact your borrower directly as the companies (e.g., Capital Home Advocacy Center and National Advocacy Center) are not able to provide services relating to any mortgage or any possible modification of a mortgage.
Case Updates
On December 13, 2018, the Court issued an Order to Conclude Receivership and Order; (1) Approving Final Accounting and Report; (2) Approving Disposition/Transfer of Books and Records; and (3) Discharging Receiver. As such the receivership has been terminated and correspondence will no longer be actively monitored. A copy of said Order is posted at the bottom of this page for your reference.
Court Filings
Filings listed in the sections below link to PDF documents.
2018 Court Filings
- 04/12/18 – Complaint for Permanent Injunction and other Equitable Relief
- 04/13/18 – Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order with Asset Freeze, Appointment of Temporary Receiver, Limited Expedited Discovery, and Order to Show Cause Why Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue
- 04/24/18 – Receiver’s First Report and Recommendations
- 04/24/18 – Plaintiff FTC’s Ex Parte Application to Extend Temporary Restraining Order as to Jaime Aburto
- 04/24/18 – Declaration of Krista L. Freitag
- 04/24/18 – Proposed Order to Extend Temporary Restraining Order and Continue Preliminary Injunction Hearing and Response Deadlines as to Jaime Aburto
- 04/24/18 – Declaration of Counsel Sangjoon Han in Support of Plaintiff FTC’s Ex Parte Application to Extend Temporary Restraining Order as to Jaime Aburto
- 04/23/18 – Plaintiff FTC’s Supplemental Brief in Support of a Preliminary Injunction
- 04/23/18 – Supplemental Appendix – Plaintiff’s Supplemental Exhibits in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction
- 04/23/18 – Supplemental Appendix Continued – Plaintiff’s Supplemental Exhibits in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction
- 04/23/18 – Proposed Preliminary Injunction with Asset Freeze, Appointment of Receiver, Limited Expedited Discovery, and Other Equitable Relief as to Defendants American Home Servicing Center, LLC, Capital Home Advocacy Center, National Advocacy Center, LLC, Marcus Fierro, and Eve Christine Rodriguez
- 04/27/18 – Preliminary Injunction with Asset Freeze, Appointment of Receiver, Limited Expedited Discovery, and Other Equitable Relief as to Defendants American Home Servicing Center, LLC, Capital Home Advocacy Center, National Advocacy Center, LLC and Marcus Fierro
- 05/2/18 – Receiver’s Report re: Schedule of Known Creditors Pursuant to Local Rule 66-5
- 06/26/18 – Notice of Hearing on Interim Fee Applications of Krista L. Freitag, Receiver, and Her Professionals for Payment of Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses
- 06/26/18 – First Interim Fee Application of Krista L. Freitag, Court-Appointed Receiver, for Payment of Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses
- 06/26/18 – First Interim Fee Application of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, LLP, General Counsel to the Receiver, for Payment of Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses
- 08/22/18 – Supplemental Brief In Support of First Interim Fee Applications of Krista Freitag, Receiver, and Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP, Counsel for Receiver
- 08/22/18 – Declaration of Krista L. Freitag In Support of Supplemental Brief In Support of First Interim Fee Applications of Krista Freitag, Receiver, and Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP, Counsel for Receiver
- 09/20/2018 – Order Granting First Interim Fee Applications
- 06/12/18 – Preliminary Injunction with Asset Freeze, Limited Expedited Discovery, and Other Equitable Relief as to Defendants Eve Christine Rodriguez and Sergio Lorenzo Rodriguez
- 08/22/18 – Receiver’s Second Report
- 10/08/18 – Receiver’s Notice of Motion and Motion to Conclude Receivership and for Order (1) Approving Final Accounting and Report; (2) Approving Disposition/Transfer of Books and Records; and (3) Discharging Receiver
- 12/13/2018 – Order To Conclude Receivership And Order: (1) Approving Final Accounting And Report; (2) Approving Disposition/Transfer Of Books And Records; And (3) Discharging Receiver.
- 12/12/2018 – Order to Conclude Receivership and Approving Final Accounting and Report, Approving Disposition/Transfer of Books and Records, and Discharging Receiver
Krista L. Freitag
Principal