IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

FORT LAUDERDALE DIVISION

CASE NO.: 60633-CIV-SMITH

VINCENT J. MORRIS, STEVEN SIMMONS,

YOLANDA UPTON, and MICHAEL LUZZI,

on behalf of themselves and all others similarly

situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION d/b/a

PHH MORTGAGE SERVICES, on its own

behalf and as successor by merger to OCWEN

LOAN SERVICING, LLC, a New Jersey

corporation, and OCWEN LOAN SERVICING,

LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company,

Defendants.

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REQUEST FOR HEARING

Pursuant to the Local Rule 7.1(b)(2), Intervenors, Stephanie Hendricks, Anita Barrow, 

Tammie Woolbright, and Matthew Thompson (“Intervenors”), request a hearing on Plaintiffs’ 

Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement, and Certification of the Settlement 

Class [ECF 46]. The grounds for this request are:

Plaintiffs’ motion raises fact-intensive questions about whether the proposed settlement is 

fair, reasonable and adequate. Additionally, discourse with the Court will help illuminate the legal 

issues raised with respect to the proposed amendment of all class members’ loans, the illusory 

nature of the proposed injunctive relief, as well as the adequacy and typicality of the Plaintiffs to 

represent the class members.

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For these reasons, Intervenors believe a hearing will assist the Court’s adjudication of 

Plaintiffs’ motion, and they respectfully request the Court grant them an opportunity to present 

oral argument. 

Dated: December 11, 2020.

Respectfully Submitted,

BERGER SINGERMAN LLP

1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1900

Miami, Florida 33131

Telephone: (305) 755-9500

Facsimile: (305) 714-4340

By: /s/ Michael J. Higer

Michael J. Higer

Florida Bar No. 500798

mhiger@bergersingerman.com

drt@bergersingerman.com

cphillips@bergersingerman.com

Local Counsel for Intervenors

 and

BAILEY & GLASSER LLP

1055 Thomas Jefferson Street NW

Suite 540

Washington, DC 20007

Telephone: (202) 463-2101

Facsimile: (202) 342-2103

Email: jkauffman@baileyglasser.com 

By: /s/James L. Kauffman, Esq.

 James L. Kauffman, Esq.

 Florida Bar. No. 12915

Lee Lowther (admitted pro hac vice) 

llowther@cbplaw.com 

Randall K. Pulliam (admitted pro hac vice) 

rpulliam@cbplaw.com 

CARNEY BATES & PULLIAM, PLLC 

519 W. 7th St., 

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Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 

Telephone: (501) 312-8500 

Facsimile: (501) 312-8505

Darren R. Newhart, Esq. 

FL Bar No: 0115546

E-mail: darren@newhartlegal.com

NEWHART LEGAL, P.A.

P.O. Box 1351

Loxahatchee, FL 33470

Telephone: (561) 331-1806 

Facsimile: (561) 473-2946

Counsel for Intervenors

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on December 11, 2020, I electronically filed the foregoing 

document with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF. Notice of this filing will be sent via e-mail 

to all parties by operation of the Court’s electronic filing system as indicated on the Notice of 

Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court’s CM/ECF System. 

By: /s/ Michael J. Higer

Michael J. Higer

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