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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Creation of a Remedy - Declaration of Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DNEAN P. STOKES-GUADAGNI,

Plaintiff,

v.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 

FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS 

TRUSTEE FOR THE 

CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE 

CWALT, INC., ALTERNATE LOAN 

TRUST 2007-24 MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 

2007-24 C/O BAYVIEW LOAN 

SERVICING, LLC,

Defendant.

Case No.: 18cv1900-CAB-RBB

ORDER DISMISSING CASE 

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

On August 15, 2018, Plaintiff Dnean P. Stokes-Guadagni (“Plaintiff”) filed a 

complaint against Defendant The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New 

York, As Trustee for the Certicateholders of the CWALT, Inc., Alternate Loan Trust 

2007-24 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-24 (“Defendant”). [Doc. No. 

1.] On October 1, 2018, Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. [Doc. No. 

6.] Plaintiff has not filed an opposition to the motion to dismiss.

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On November 2, 2018, Plaintiff filed a Notice of Stay of Proceedings (“Notice”), 

indicating that, also on November 2, 2018, Plaintiff filed a voluntary petition for relief 

under Title 11, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the 

Southern District of California. According to the Notice, this case is now automatically 

stayed, presumably pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §362(a). Id. at 2. However, the automatic stay 

provision of Section 362(a) does not apply to actions initiated by the debtor. In re 

Merrick, 175 B.R. 333, 336 (9th Cir. 1994). Once a bankruptcy petition is filed, a 

prepetition suit brought by the debtor becomes property of the bankruptcy estate, thus 

making the trustee the “real party in interest.” Because Plaintiff is no longer the “real 

party in interest,” she does not appear to have standing to pursue this action. See Cobb v. 

Aurora Loan Services, 408 B.R. 351 (E.D. Cal. 2009); Hernandez v. Downey Sav. & 

Loan Ass’n, 2009 WL 704381, at *3-4 (S.D. Cal. 2009). 

On November 6, 2018, this Court issued an Order to Show Cause (“OSC”) and 

required Plaintiff to show cause why this case should not be dismissed for lack of 

standing. Plaintiff was ordered to file a written brief setting forth why the case should 

not be dismissed for lack of standing by November 21, 2018. To date, nothing has been 

filed.

Accordingly, the OSC hearing set for December 6, 2018 is VACATED and the 

case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Clerk of the Court shall CLOSE

the case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 30, 2018

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