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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 15:1601 Truth in Lending

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JAMES D. MILLER (SBN 207709) 

LAW OFFICE OF JAMES D. MILLER 

3649 W. Beechwood Ave., Ste. 102 

Fresno, California 93711 

Telephone: (559) 441-7073 

Facsimile: (559) 261-4916 

Attorney for Plaintiff DOUGLAS SMITH 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – FRESNO DIVISION 

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DOUGLAS SMITH, 

Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

DEUTSCH BANK NATIONAL TRUST 

COMPANY serving as trustee under 

POOLING AND SERVICING 

AGREEMENT, EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE 

SERVICES, LLC, (a GMAC Company), 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL REAL ESTATE, 

INC., dba, HOMEQ SERVICING, NEW 

CENTURY MORTGAGE CORP, and does 

1 through 50, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 1:09-cv-01237-LJO-SMS 

Hon. Lawrence J. O’Neill 

STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES 

TO REMAND THE CASE TO STATE 

COURT 

 The parties hereby stipulate to have this case remanded to Madera County 

Superior Court pursuant to 28 USC § 1447. This stipulation is made by and between 

Plaintiff Douglas Smith (“Plaintiff”), Defendant Deutsche Bank National Trust Company 

(“Bank”), Defendant Barclays Capital Real Estate, Inc. dba HomEq Servicing (“Barclays”), 

Defendant Executive Trustee Services, LLC (“ETS”), and Defendant Eileen Tiso dba Real 

Estate Network (“Tiso”), by and through their respective counsel of record. 

 The parties agree that: 

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 1. On or about April 1, 2009, Plaintiff, a California resident, filed an in 

pro per complaint in Madera County Superior Court, Case No. MCV046745; 

 2. On or about July 17, 2009, Bank and Barclays removed the case to the 

United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. 1:09-cv-01237-LJOSMS, based upon federal question jurisdiction arising from Plaintiff’s Truth-In-Lending 

(“TILA”) violation cause of action; 

 3. On or about August 24, 2009, Plaintiff filed a substitution of attorney 

substituting in Plaintiff’s current counsel of record, James D. Miller; 

 4. On or about September 4, 2009, Plaintiff filed a First Amended 

Complaint omitting the TILA cause of action and adding a new party defendant, Tiso, a 

California resident; and 

 5. Upon Plaintiff’s amendment of the original complaint, federal question 

jurisdiction is lacking, and there is not complete diversity of the parties as Tiso and Plaintiff 

are both California residents. 

 WHEREFORE, the parties hereby agree and stipulate that this case be 

remanded to Madera County Superior Court. 

Dated: March 19, 2010. LAW OFFICE OF JAMES D. MILLER 

 /s/ James D. Miller . 

 By: James D. Miller, Attorney for 

 Plaintiff Douglas Smith 

Dated: March 19, 2010. EMERSON COREY SORENSEN CHURCH & 

 LIBKE 

 /s/ Andrew W. Sorensen . 

 By: Andrew W. Sorensen, Attorney for 

 Defendant Eileen Tiso dba The Real Estate 

 Network 

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Dated: March 19, 2010. HOUSER & ALLISON 

 /s/ Robert L. Driessen . 

By: Robert L. Driessen, Attorney for 

Defendant Barclays Capital Real Estate Inc. dba 

Homeq Servicing and Deutsche Bank National 

Trust, etc. 

Dated: March 19, 2010. WOLFE & WYMAN LLP 

 /s/ Megan E. Gruber . 

By: Megan E. Gruber, Attorney for 

 Defendant Executive Trustee Services, LLC 

ORDER

 The Court having reviewed the stipulation of the parties, and good cause 

appearing therefore, orders that this case be remanded to Madera County Superior Court. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _April 1, 2010 /s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill 

 Hon. Lawrence J. O’Neill 

 United States District Judge 

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