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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LESLEY KAPLAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

SETERUS, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 16-cv-02940-JCS 

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR 

MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT AND 

DENYING AS MOOT MOTION TO 

STRIKE

Re: Dkt. Nos. 9, 11

Plaintiff Lesley Kaplan originally filed this action pro se in the small claims division of the 

California Superior Court for Contra Costa County. Defendant Seterus, Inc. removed to this 

Court, moved for a more definite statement, see dkt. 9, and also moved to strike portions of 

Kaplan’s complaint pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP statute and sought attorneys’ fees for 

bringing that motion, see dkt. 11. Kaplan, now represented by counsel, has filed a statement of 

non-opposition to the motion for a more definite statement, stating that she will file a motion to 

amend her complaint “as promptly as possible.” See dkt. 18. Good cause showing, Seterus’s 

motion for a more definite statement is GRANTED.1 Kaplan shall file an amended complaint no 

later than July 26, 2016.

Kaplan has also filed a substantive opposition to Seterus’s anti-SLAPP motion, including a 

cross-request for attorneys’ fees. See dkt. 14. The impending amendment of Kaplan’s complaint 

moots the primary request for relief of Seterus’s motion, i.e., the request to strike portions of the 

original complaint. The motion to strike is therefore DENIED without prejudice to any motion 

that may be appropriate in response to Kaplan’s forthcoming amended complaint. The Court 

declines to award attorneys’ fees to either party at this time.

 

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The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned magistrate judge for all 

purposes pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

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The hearing set for July 29, 2016 on both motions addressed by this Order is hereby 

VACATED. Going forward, both parties are encouraged to maintain open communication to 

avoid unnecessary motions practice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 5, 2016

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JOSEPH C. SPERO

Chief Magistrate Judge

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