Mendez et al v. Optimal Blue, LLC et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
ANGEL D. MENDEZ, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
OPTIMAL BLUE, LLC, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 3:25-cv-01140
Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.
Magistrate Judge Jeffrey S. Frensley
DEFENDANT CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC’S JOINDER IN JOINT MOTION
AND STIPULATION REGARDING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT DEADLINES
Defendant CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC, respectfully submits this Joinder in the Joint
Motion and Stipulation Regarding Initial Case Management Deadlines (ECF No. 64) and the
Court’s October 24, 2025 Order granting that motion (ECF No. 79) and in support states:
1. On October 23, 2025, Plaintiffs and certain defendants filed the Joint Motion and
Stipulation Regarding Initial Case Management Deadlines. (ECF No. 64).
2. The Court granted the Joint Motion by Order dated October 24, 2025. (ECF No.
79).
3. Paragraph 3 of the Joint Motion and the Court’s Order permit any Defendant who
has not yet appeared to become bound by filing a joinder before its deadline to answer or otherwise
respond pursuant to Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
4. CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC has now retained counsel and appears in this action.
5. Pursuant to paragraph 3 of the Joint Motion and the Court’s Order, CrossCountry
Mortgage, LLC seeks to join and be bound by all terms and deadlines set forth therein.
MOTION GRANTED.
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6. Joining the existing Order will promote uniform case management and avoid
duplicative briefing.
7. This Joinder does not waive any defense available to CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC,
including those related to jurisdiction or venue.
WHEREFORE, Defendant CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC respectfully requests that the
Court grant this Joinder and enter the accompanying Proposed Order.
Dated: October 30, 2025 Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Emily Campbell Taube
Emily Campbell Taube (BPR #019323)
BURR & FORMAN LLP
222 Second Avenue South
Suite 2000
Nashville, TN 37201
Telephone: (615) 724-3237
etaube@burr.com
Belinda Lee (pro hac vice forthcoming)
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 391-0600
belinda.lee@lw.com
Lawrence E. Buterman (pro hac vice
forthcoming)
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Telephone: (212) 906-1200
lawrence.buterman@lw.com
Attorneys for Defendant CrossCountry
Mortgage, LLC
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on October 30, 2025, I authorized the electronic filing of a true and
exact copy of the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which sent
notice of such filing to the parties’ counsel of record.
/s/ Emily Campbell Taube
Emily Campbell Taube
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