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EX PARTE MERSCORP, INC.

1111370 and 1111567.

141 So.3d 984 (2013)

Ex parte MERSCORP, INC., and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (In re Nancy O. Robertson, in her official capacity as Probate Judge of Barbour County, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. MERSCORP, Inc., and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.) Ex parte U.S. Bank National Association. (In re Walker County, on behalf of itself and all other similarly situated Alabama counties, and Rick Allison, Walker County Probate Judge v. U.S. Bank National Association).

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 20, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry A. Ragsdale and R. Ryan Daugherty of Sirote & Permutt, P.C., Birmingham; and Courtney R. Potthoff and Joel P. Smith, Jr. , of Williams, Potthoff, Williams & Smith, LLC, Bufaula, for petitioners MERSCORP, Inc., and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

Larry B. Childs of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP, Birmingham; and Henry F. Reichner of Reed Smith LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for petitioner U.S. Bank National Association.

W. Lewis Garrison, Jr. , and Christopher B. Hood of Heninger Garrison Davis, LLP, Birmingham, for respondent Probate Judge Nancy O. Robertson.

James C. King , Henry C. Wiley, Jr. , Franklin G. Williams , and Keith McKerall of King, Wiley & Williams, Jasper; Richard Frankowski of Burke, Harvey & Frankowski, Birmingham; and Debra Brewer Hayes of Reich & Binstock, Houston, Texas, for respondent Walker County, on behalf of other similarly situated Alabama counties.

MURDOCK, Justice.

Before us are two petitions for a writ of mandamus seeking review of orders denying motions to dismiss the actions based on the alleged lack of standing by the plaintiffs and, in turn, the alleged lack of subject-matter jurisdiction of the trial courts and seeking an order requiring the trial courts to grant the motions to dismiss. We have consolidated the petitions for the purpose of issuing one opinion, because the issues raised in the two petitions...

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