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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Anthony J. Kuc, Jr., 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Bank of America, NA, successor by

merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing LP;

Bank of America Corp., successor in

interest to Countrywide Bank; Saxon

Mortgage Services, Inc.; Old Republic

National Title Insurance Co.; Mortgage

Electronic Registration Systems Inc.

("MERS"), 

Defendants. 

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CV 12-08024-PCT-FJM

ORDER

The court has before it defendants Bank of America, N.A., Bank of America Corp.,

and MERS's motion to expunge lis pendens (doc. 31). Plaintiff did not respond, and the time

for responding has expired.

Plaintiff recorded a Notice of Lis Pendens regarding this action on January 19, 2012.

Mot. to Expunge, ex. A. After our order dismissing the complaint, the Clerk entered

judgment in favor of defendants on April 16, 2012 (doc. 22). Moving defendants seek an

order expunging the lis pendens, as plaintiff has not recorded a release. Because plaintiff did

not respond, we construe the lack of a response as a concession and grant the motion

summarily. See LRCiv 7.2(i) ("if the unrepresented party. . . does not serve and file the

required answering memoranda. . . such non-compliance may be deemed a consent to the

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denial or granting of the motion and the Court may dispose of the motion summarily").

Moreover, once the complaint was dismissed, there is no basis for maintaining a lis pendens

that references this action. See Vollmer v. Present, CV-10-1182-PHX-MHM, 2011 WL

1379220, at *1 (D. Ariz. Apr. 12, 2011) (granting motion to quash lis pendens after action

was dismissed).

IT IS ORDERED GRANTING Bank of America, N.A., Bank of America Corp., and

MERS's motion to expunge lis pendens (doc. 31). IT IS ORDERED that the lis pendens

pertaining to real property located in Mohave County at 5804 Kingman Reef Lane in

Kingman, Arizona and recorded at docket 2012002538 is EXPUNGED.

DATED this 22nd day of August, 2012.

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