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Nature of Suit Code: 140
Nature of Suit: Negotiable Instruments
Cause of Action: 15:1601 Truth in Lending

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CONG M. TRAN and

PHUONG HUYNH,

NO. CIV. S-10-0078 LKK/EFB

Plaintiffs,

v.

 O R D E R

INDYMAC FEDERAL BANK;

MORTGAGEIT, INC.; NDEX WEST,

LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC

SYSTEMS, INC.; GLOBAL EQUITY

LENDING; JANYCE PHAM, and

Does 1-20, inclusive,

Defendants.

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Plaintiffs in this case bring numerous claims arising out of

their home loan and mortgage. Plaintiffs’ complaint was filed on

January 8, 2010. On February 9, 2010, defendant MortgageIt, Inc.,

filed a motion to dismiss and a separate motion to strike, both of

which were noticed for hearing on March 22, 2010. No other

defendant has responded. On February 26, plaintiffs filed their

first amended complaint.

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Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(B), as amended December 1,

2009, a plaintiff may amend a complaint once as a matter of course

within 21 days after service of a motion under Rule 12(b), (e), or

(f) if no earlier responsive pleading has been filed. Plaintiffs’

first amended complaint was filed 17 days after the Rule 12 motions

were filed. Accordingly, plaintiffs’ amended complaint is proper.

The pending motions (Dkt. Nos. 8, 9) are therefore DENIED as moot.

The amended complaint omits the federal claims alleged in the

initial complaint. Furthermore, the complaint explicitly states

that as a result of this omission, this court lacks subject matter

jurisdiction over the complaint. The state law claims in the

amended complaint do not plainly implicate any issues of federal

law.

Defendants have not yet responded to the amended complaint,

or to the issue of whether the court continues to have subject

matter jurisdiction over this suit. Accordingly, defendants MAY

file a brief explaining why subject matter jurisdiction over the

amended complaint is proper in this court. Said brief may not

exceed ten (10) pages, and must be filed, if at all, within

fourteen (14) days of the date of this order. If no such brief is

filed, the court will dismiss this suit without prejudice for lack

of subject matter jurisdiction. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: March 10, 2010.

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