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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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18 Plaintiffs Larry LaComba, Sr. and Rochelle LaComba brings this action against 

19 defendants Eagle Home Loans and Investment, LLC (Eagle) and Del Toro Loan Services, Inc., to 

20 enforce their rescission of the second mortgage and deed of trust obtained from defendants. 

21 Defendant Eagle moves to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint. For the reasons below, the court denies 

22 the motion without prejudice for failure to meet and confer. 

23 Defendant did not seek to meet and confer prior to or during the briefing period. See

24 Mot., ECF No. 6; P. & A., ECF No. 6-1; McClenahan Decl., ECF No. 6-3. This court’s standing 

25 order requires attorneys to meet and confer with one another before they file motions. See

26 Standing Order at 3, ECF No. 3-1; Mollica v. County of Sacramento, No. 19-2017, 

27 2022 WL 15053335, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Oct. 26, 2022). Attorneys who intend to file motions must 

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Larry Lee LaComba, Sr. & Rochelle Louise 

LaComba, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

Eagle Home Loans and Investment, LLC & Del 

Toro Loan Services, Inc., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:23-cv-00370-KJM-DB 

ORDER 

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1 Standing Order at 3. “Counsel should discuss the issues sufficiently so that if a motion of any 

2 kind is filed . . . the briefing is directed only to those substantive issues requiring resolution by the 

3 court.” Id. If a motion is necessary after meeting and conferring, the moving party must include a 

4 certification by an attorney “that meet and confer efforts have been exhausted, with a brief 

5 summary of meet and confer efforts.” Id. (emphasis omitted). 

6 “Meeting and conferring saves time and money for all involved—if done correctly. 

7 Productive discussions spare both the moving and opposing party the time they would otherwise 

8 have devoted to writing unnecessary or ineffective arguments.” Mollica, 2022 WL 15053335, at 

9 *1. The court’s requirement to meet and confer facilitates informal dispute resolution and thereby 

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11 With respect to the motion pending in this case, the court is not willing to excuse 

12 noncompliance with its standing order. There is no indication defendant even attempted to meet 

13 and confer. Further, meeting and conferring would help narrow disputes as indicated by 

14 defendant’s motion. For example, defendant states it “moves to strike the allegations directed to 

15 Doe Defendants” if the motion to dismiss is denied, and “will move for a more definite statement 

16 on grounds that the complaint is so indefinite that defendant cannot ascertain the nature of the 

17 claim being asserted and/or make conclusory, confused, and unclear claims.” Mot. at 2. Because 

18 defendant’s motion is not in compliance with the standing order, and the court finds meeting and 

19 conferring would be beneficial in this case, the court denies without prejudice defendant’s 

20 motion to dismiss. The motion hearing on defendant’s motion and the status (pretrial scheduling) 

21 conference set for May 19, 2023 are vacated. The status (pretrial scheduling) conference is reset 

22 to July 21, 2023. The parties shall file a joint status report no later than July 7, 2023. 

23 This order resolves ECF No. 6. 

24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

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