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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1444 Petition for Removal- Foreclosure

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Case No. 16-CV-02728-LHK 

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

MANUEL ESCOBAR,

Plaintiff,

v.

OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-CV-02728-LHK 

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

DISMISS WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Re: Dkt. No. 5

Plaintiff Manuel Escobar (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, filed suit against Defendants 

Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC; HSBC Bank USA, National Association; Greenpoint Mortgage 

Funding; Western Progressive LLC; and Mortgage Electronic Registration System (collectively, 

“Defendants”) in Monterey County Superior Court on April 20, 2016. ECF No. 1-1. On May 19, 

2016, Defendants removed the instant case to federal court. ECF No. 1.

On May 26, 2016, Defendants moved to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint. ECF No. 5. 

Defendants’ filed a certificate of service with their motion which stated that Plaintiff had been 

served a copy of Defendants’ motion to dismiss. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-3, Plaintiff’s 

response to Defendants’ motion to dismiss was due on June 9, 2016. See Civ. L.R. 7-3(a) (“[Any] 

opposition [or statement of non-opposition] must be filed and served not more than 14 days after 

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the motion was filed.”). As of today, July 25, 2016, Plaintiff has not yet filed a response to 

Defendants’ motion to dismiss. 

Because Plaintiff has not responded to Defendants’ motion to dismiss, the Court hereby 

GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss without prejudice. The hearing on Defendants’ motion 

to dismiss, currently set for August 18, 2016, at 1:30 p.m., is VACATED. The initial case 

management conference, currently set for August 18, 2016, at 1:30 p.m., is CONTINUED to 

August 31, 2016, at 2:00 p.m.

Should Plaintiff elect to file an amended complaint addressing the deficiencies identified in 

Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, Plaintiffs shall do so within 30 days of the date of this Order. 

Failure to meet the 30 day deadline to file an amended complaint or failure to cure the deficiencies 

identified in Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss will result in a dismissal with prejudice. Plaintiffs 

may not add new causes of action or parties without leave of the Court or stipulation of the parties 

pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 25, 2016

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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