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Nature of Suit Code: 140
Nature of Suit: Negotiable Instruments
Cause of Action: 15:1601 Truth in Lending

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRANK WILLIAMS and CINDY 

WILLIAMS, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

BANK OF AMERICA HOME LOANS fka 

COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS; 

AMERICA’S WHOLESALE LENDER; 

MERIDIAN CAPITAL, INC.; ANATOLY 

STAVCHANSKY, WILLIAM J HAND 

JR.; JEFFREY B WIND; and DOES 

1-20 inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

______________________________/

 

Case No. 09-cv-03060-JAM-KJN 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

 Plaintiffs Frank Williams and Cindy Williams (“Plaintiffs”) 

filed a First Amended Complaint on February 18, 2010. 

Accordingly, the pending Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike 

by Defendants Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., d/b/a/ America’s 

Wholesale Lender (erroneously sued as “Bank of America f/k/a 

Countrywide Home Loans” and “America’s Wholesale Lender”), BAC 

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Home Loans Servicing, L.P. and Mortgage Electronic Registration 

Systems, Inc.(collectively “Defendants”), are moot. 

Effective December 1, 2009, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

15(a)(1) allows a party to amend a pleading once as a matter of 

course within: (A) 21 days after serving it, or (B) if the 

pleading is one to which a responsive pleading is required, 21 

days after service of a responsive pleading or 21 days after 

service of a motion under Rule 12(b), (e) or (f), whichever is 

earlier. 

Defendants’ pending Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike 

were filed on December 23, 2009. Thus, pursuant to Rule 15 

(a)(1)(B), Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint was untimely 

filed. Nonetheless, because the changes to Rule 15 are recent, 

the Court has accepted the filing. 

 However, because of the untimely filing, the Court hereby 

issues an Order to Show Cause to Plaintiffs’ counsel, Sharon 

Lapin, why she should not be sanctioned in the amount of $250.00 

for her failure to file a timely amended pleading as directed by 

the recently amended Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

15(a)(1)(B). 

ORDER

 It is ordered that within ten (10) days of the date of 

this Order, Sharon Lapin shall either (1) pay sanctions of 

$250.00 to the Clerk of the Court, or (2) submit a statement of 

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good cause explaining her failure to comply with Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 15(a)(1)(B). 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 19, 2010 

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