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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID FOWLER, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

Defendant.

Case No. 18-cv-01254-MMC 

ORDER AFFORDING PARTIES 

LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL 

BRIEFING; CONTINUING HEARING

ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO 

DISMISS AND PLAINTIFFS’

APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY 

INJUNCTION; CONTINUING CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

Before the Court is defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, filed August 17, 2018. Plaintiffs 

have filed opposition, to which defendant has replied. Having read and considered the 

parties’ respective written submissions, the Court, for the reasons stated herein, finds it 

appropriate to afford each party an opportunity to file a supplemental brief.

In its motion, defendant argues, inter alia, plaintiffs’ claims, all of which challenge 

defendant’s “conduct concerning the mortgage secured by [plaintiffs’] property” (see

Compl. ¶ 1), are preempted by the Home Owners Loan Act (“HOLA”), an issue as to 

which the parties have set forth their respective positions at length. A factually related 

issue of interest to the Court, however, has not been addressed by the parties, 

specifically, whether, under the terms of the subject Deed of Trust, the parties agreed to 

be bound by HOLA. See, e.g., Marquez v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 2013 WL 5141689, 

at *4 (N.D. Cal. September 13, 2013); (see also Def.’s Req. for Judicial Notice Ex. A

¶¶ I(B), I(C), 15). As the terms of the Deed of Trust may have some bearing on the 

resolution of defendant’s motion, the Court finds it appropriate to give the parties an 

opportunity to address this additional issue.

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Accordingly, the Court hereby sets the following supplemental briefing schedule 

and CONTINUES the hearing on defendant’s motion, as follows:

1. No later than October 19, 2018, defendant shall file its supplemental brief, not 

to exceed five pages in length and limited to the additional issue identified above.

2. No later than October 26, 2018, plaintiffs shall file any supplemental opposition, 

not to exceed five pages in length and limited to the additional issue identified above.

3. The hearing on defendant’s motion to dismiss is continued from October 19, 

2018, to November 16, 2018, at 9:00 a.m.

Additionally, as the resolution of defendant’s motion to dismiss may bear on the 

resolution of plaintiffs’ pending application for a preliminary injunction, the Court hereby 

CONTINUES the hearing on plaintiffs’ application from October 19, 2018, to November 

16, 2018, at 9:00 a.m.

Lastly, in the light of the pendency of the above-referenced motion and application, 

the Case Management Conference is hereby CONTINUED from October 26, 2018, to 

December 14, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. A Joint Case Management Statement shall be filed no 

later than December 7, 2018.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 12, 2018

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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