Miami-Dade Judge Maxine Cohen Lando has yet to file a written order from the Feb. 11 hearing and the affidavit appears to be an explanation of the steps Ben-Ezra & Katz took to improve its foreclosure practices as business ramped up.

Ben-Ezra made several attempts during the Feb. 11 hearing to do just that, but Lando shut him down each time as the following exchange shows:

Mr. Ben-Ezra: I’m prepared to tell you about some of the things that we’re doing.

The Court: You better be prepared to tell me about this case because this is the case that you’re here for contempt of court.

In the April 1 affidavit filed in the case _ Central Mortgage Company v. Eduardo Gonzalez Del Real _ Ben-Ezra said the firm has gone to great lengths to ensure attorneys and staff follow proper procedure.

That includes creating a program called “BEKPA U” (Ben-Ezra & Katz, P.A. University?) to “further the foreclosure-related education of our attorneys.

“We have invested well in excess of $1 million in case management software in the course of the last year alone,” Ben-Ezra said in the affidavit. “Partners have had numerous meetings reinforcing the message that at BEKPA we do things right. We do not cut corners.”

Ben-Ezra & Katz lost its foreclosure business from Fannie Mae in February after the federal mortgage backer said it found problems with “execution issues.”

The firm has also tangled with Chase Home Finance, which cut ties with it March 9 and then sued to get its files back. Ben-Ezra & Katz says it is owed $6.2 million in legal fees. A ruling last week said Chase will have to pay a $4 million surety bond to get its files back.

But the loss of business has affected the firm’s finances.

Late last month, the firm filed notice with the state that it planned to lay off 54 employees in May. That follows a staff cut of 236 employees in February.