Florida "Foreclosure King" Stern Tries To Illegally Abandon Cases

``Palm Beach County Chief Judge Peter Blanc has been weighing his options following the March 4 letter from former “foreclosure king” David J. Stern that said his firm was ceasing foreclosure operations at the end of the month and leaving about 100,000 cases statewide in limbo. On Friday, Blanc responded by saying the decision to end the firm’s representation of cases with a single letter to all chief judges has no basis in law, and therefore cannot be considered as an “effective or legal termination” of his obligations. ''