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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1601 Truth in Lending

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Case No. C 08-03002 JF (HRL)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT

(JFLC1)

**E-Filed 9/04/2008**

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

CARLOS PACHECO, an individual, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL, LLC, a Delaware

Limited Liability Company; MORTGAGEIT, INC.,

a New York Corporation; and DOES 1-100,

Inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case Number C 08-03002 JF (HRL)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 1

STRIKE PORTIONS OF PLAINTIFF’S

COMPLAINT

[re: docket nos. 11, 13, 17-19, 21]

Defendants Homecomings Financial, LLC (“Homecomings”) and MortgageIT, Inc.

(“MortgageIT”) move to strike portions of Plaintiff Carlos Pacheco’s Complaint. On June 23,

2008, Defendant Homecomings filed a motion to strike the words “punitive damages” from

paragraph 2 in the Prayer to Plaintiff’s Complaint. On June 25, 2008, Defendant MortgageIT

filed a motion to strike the award of actual, compensatory, statutory and punitive damages from

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Case No. C 08-03002 JF (HRL)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT

(JFLC1)

paragraph 2 in the Prayer to Plaintiff’s Complaint, as well as any other claim for damages stated

in the Complaint (i.e., “statutory penalties and other damages” as stated in paragraph 1 of the

Complaint). Shortly thereafter, Defendant Homecomings filed a joinder to incorporate

Defendant MortgageIT’s motion to strike all damages allegations from Plaintiff’s Complaint. 

In response, Plaintiff filed statements of non-opposition to Defendants’ motions. Because

of Plaintiff’s non-opposition, the motion hearing scheduled for September 5, 2008 is taken offcalendar pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), and IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT

Defendants’ motions to strike all damages allegations from Plaintiff’s Complaint are

GRANTED.

DATED: September 4, 2008

 

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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Case No. C 08-03002 JF (HRL)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT

(JFLC1)

This Order has been served upon the following persons:

Carlos Pacheco

Email: dan@jmglawoffices.com

Daniel Joseph Mulligan

Email: dan@jmglawoffices.com, lgabriel@jmglawoffices.com 

Pamela Dawn Simmons

Email: pamela@pamelaw.com

Karen A. Braje

Email: kbraje@reedsmith.com

Frederick Alan Haist

Email: fhaist@pldlawyers.com, aramos@pldlawyers.com, spalmer@pldlawyers.com

Edward Scott Palmer

Email: spalmer@pldlawyers.com, aramos@pldlawyers.com

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