P. v. Lopez
On appeal, the Attorney General contends the trial court abused its discretion in concluding the counts were time-barred because: (1) the party who reported two of the fraudulent loans to the district attorney’s office (loans 12 and 14b) is not a “discoverer” for purposes of triggering the statute of limitations; (2) assuming the reporting party is a discoverer, there are triable issues of fact as to whether he knew or should have known about the mortgage fraud as to loans 12 and 14b prior to October 27, 2006; (3) alternatively, if the reporting party is not a discoverer, there are triable issues of fact as to whether the district attorney’s office knew or should have known about the mortgage fraud as to loans 12 and 14b prior to October 27, 2006; and (4) the undisputed evidence fails to show the reporting party or the district attorney’s office knew or should have known about the mortgage fraud as to all other loans prior to October 27, 2006. We reverse the judgment of the
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