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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 15:1601 Truth in Lending

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93000/FR2126/01616251-1 1 CASE NO.: 3:16-CV-07076-MMC

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO EXPUNGE LIS PENDENS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CARL RENOWITZKY and PAULINE 

GALLEGOS,

Plaintiffs,

v.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR 

BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK 

SOUTHWEST, N.A. F/K/A WACHOVIA 

MORTGAGE FSB F/K/A WORLD SAVINGS 

BANK, FSB; NDEX WEST, LLC, GOLDEN 

WEST SAVINGS ASSOCIATION SERVICE 

CO., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, ALL 

PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY 

LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RIGHT TITLE, 

ESTATE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE 

PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE 

COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFFS’ 

TITLE OR ANY CLOUD ON PLAINTIFFS 

TITLE THERETO AND DOES 1-100, 

INCLUSIVE

Defendants.

CASE NO.: 3:16-CV-07076-MMC

[Assigned to Hon. Maxine M. Chesney]

ORDER [PROPOSED] GRANTING 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.’S MOTION 

TO EXPUNGE LIS PENDENS

Date: January 20, 2017

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Crtrm: 7

; AWARDING ATTORNEYS' FEES TO WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

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93000/FR2126/01616251-1 2 CASE NO.: 3:16-CV-07076-MMC

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO EXPUNGE LIS PENDENS

The motion of defendants Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Successor By Merger To Wells 

Fargo Bank Southwest, N.A. f/k/a Wachovia Mortgage FSB f/k/a World Savings Bank, FSB, 

and Golden West Savings Association Service, Co. (collectively “Wells Fargo”) for an order to 

expunge the notice of pendency of action (“lis pendens”), which was filed by plaintiffs against 

the real property at issue, came on regularly for hearing on January 20, 2017at 9:00 a.m. in 

Courtroom 7 of the above-entitled Court, the Honorable Maxine M. Chesney presiding.

After reviewing the moving papers, and good cause appearing:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The Notice of Lis Pendens recorded by plaintiff Carl Renowitzky with the 

Alameda County Recorder’s Office on October 5, 2016 as Instrument Number: 2016258284 

against the real property commonly described as 26473 Palomares Road, Castro Valley, 

California 94552, is hereby EXPUNGED.

2. The real property affected is legally described as: 

PORTION OF THE RANCHO SAN LORENZO AND BEING A 

PORTION OF THE 218.94 ACRE TRACT DESCRIBED IN THE 

DEED TO LEONA A. PHILLIPS AND EUGENE C. COLLINS, 

RECORDED AUGUST 3, 1946, UNDER RECORDER'S SERIES 

NO. TT/67661, RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY, DESCRIBED 

AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE 

PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO 

RUDOLPH A. TOMICICH, ET UX, RECORDED OCTOBER 15, 

1959 UNDER RECORDER'S SERIES NO. AO/ 121757, 

OFFICIAL RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY; THENCE ALONG 

A RANDOM LINE IN COUNTY ROAD NO. 2432, KNOWN AS 

PALOMARES CANYON ROAD, NORTH 49 DEGREES 45 

MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 155.04 FEET; THENCE 

LEAVING SAID LINE 73 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 35 

before the No opposition has been filed. ^

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93000/FR2126/01616251-1 3 CASE NO.: 3:16-CV-07076-MMC

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO EXPUNGE LIS PENDENS

SECONDS WEST 692.17 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 65 

DEGREES 08 MINUTES 11 SECONDS WEST 797.97 FEET TO 

THE WESTERN LINE OF SAID 218.94 ACRE TRACT; 

THENCE ALONG THE LAST MENTIONED LINE SOUTH 21 

DEGREES 13 MINUTES 1 1 SECONDS EAST 154.51 FEET, 

MORE OR LESS, TO THE NORTHERN LINE OF THE 200.63 

ACRE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN THE DEED TO 

MANUEL IGNACIO GARCIA RECORDED OCTOBER 2, 1882 

AT BOOK 243 OF DEEDS, PAGE 418, RECORDS OF SAID 

COUNTY; THENCE ALONG THE LAST MENTIONED LINE 

THE TWO FOLLOWING COURSES; NORTH 63 DEGREES 23 

MINUTES 25 SECONDS EAST 397.76 FEET AND NORTH 89 

DEGREES 53 MINUTES 25 SECONDS EAST 405.02 FEET TO 

THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF SAID TOMICICH 

PARCEL OF LAND (AQ/121757); THENCE ALONG THE 

WESTERN AND NORTHERN LINES OF THE LAST 

MENTIONED PARCEL OF LAND THE FOUR FOLLOWING 

COURSES: (1) NORTH 20 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 05 

SECONDS WEST, 1 15.96 FEET; (2) NORTH 69 DEGREES 21 

MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST 434.42 FEET; (3) NORTH 68 

DEGREES 19 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST 96.76 FEET; (4) 

NORTH 71 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST 

259.33 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

3. Plaintiffs are hereby prevented from recording any subsequent notice of pending 

action (or lis pendens) as to the subject property without leave of court, pursuant to C.C.P. 

§405.36.

4. In connection with this case and the real property affected, any notice within the 

definition of Code of Civil Procedure § 405.2 which has either been recorded in the past or may 

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93000/FR2126/01616251-1 4 CASE NO.: 3:16-CV-07076-MMC

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO EXPUNGE LIS PENDENS

be recorded in the future by plaintiffs Carl Renowitzky or Pauline Gallegos with regard to the 

subject property is null, void, of no legal effect, and does not impart notice of any kind to any 

subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer of said subject property unless and until a further order of 

court so authorizing such new recording is itself recorded with the County Recorder of Los 

Angeles County.

5. As the prevailing party on the motion, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. entitled to recover 

its attorney fees and costs as Plaintiffs have not acted with substantial justification and 

circumstances do not exist which would make such an order unjust. Thus, under Code of Civil 

Procedure § 405.38, the amount of $2,337.50 (two-thousand three-hundred thirty-seven dollars

and fifty cents) for attorney fees and costs related to this motion is hereby awarded in favor of 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and against plaintiffs Carl Renowitzky and Pauline Gallegos.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

HON. MAXINE M. CHESNEY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Alameda County. is^

$1650 (one-thousand six-hundred fifty dollars) ^

December 20, 2016 have not been shown. ^

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