I believe they did pay the judgment but didn't rectify the original QWR request. I still don't understand how that allows him to foreclose on the property though.
A levy is a legal procedure. It is the act of seizing property to pay for a debt. Wells fargo didnt pay their legally obligated debt to this man, so he used that (levy) legal process to go after their local office. It's very odd, that's why it's a popular story
It's not popular because it's odd, it's popular because these types of freak situations happen to regular old homeowners all the time: http://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/Corporate-Responsibil.... Only this time the tables have turned and it's the bank that is getting foreclosed on.