FTF LENDING LLC
v.
BLUE INTERNATIONAL GROUP LLC
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The court granted the plaintiff's motion to appoint a special master to conduct the foreclosure sale of the property.
FTF Lending LLC obtained a default judgment, including a mortgage foreclosure, against Blue International Group, LLC and Lucrecia M. Delmonte. FTF Len…
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This matter is before the Court on plaintiff FTF Lending LLC’s motion to appoint a special master to conduct the foreclosure sale of two parcels of real property located in Port Charlotte, Florida. (Doc. 29 at 1-2). FTF Lending obtained default judgment against defendants Blue International Group, LLC and Lucrecia M. Delmonte on September 12, 2023. (Doc. 27; Doc. 28). As part of the default judgment, the court entered a judgment of mortgage foreclosure on Count III of the complaint for property located in Port Charlotte, Florida (“the Property”), which is described as follows:
LOT 14, BLOCK 2106, PORT CHARLOTTE SUBDIVISION, SECTION
25, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGES 18A THROUGH 18C, OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA. Address: 839 Conreid Drive NE, Port Charlotte, Florida 33952 Parcel ID: 402227284001
(Doc. 1, ¶ 9; Doc. 27 at 6). FTF Lending now seeks to enforce that portion of the judgment. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 53(a)(1)(C), a court may appoint a master to “address pretrial and posttrial matters that cannot be effectively and timely addressed by an available district judge or magistrate judge of the district.” “Absent a basis for disqualification, federal courts routinely appoint special masters
to conduct foreclosure sales.” Stearns Bank Nat’l Ass’n v. Come Again, Inc., No. 8:15-CV-322-T-30JSS, 2016 WL 695990, at *2 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 22, 2016) (citations omitted).
Here, the district judge and magistrate judge cannot timely address the foreclosure sale and, therefore, an appointment of a special master appears warranted. FTF Lending proposes that the court appoint Mark C. Healy as special master, asserting there is no basis for disqualification. (Doc. 29 at 4-5). In support,
FTF Lending attached an affidavit from Healy averring that he has no relationship to the parties, attorneys, action, or court that would require disqualification under Rule 53. (Doc. 29-1).
Accordingly, FTF Lending’s motion is GRANTED. The court appoints Mark C. Healy to conduct the foreclosure sale of the Property in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2001. et seq. ORDERED on November 27, 2023. Heke E siae /L.