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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331(a) Fed. Question: Real Property

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HUGO ZALDANA, individually, and on

behalf of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiff,

 v.

KB HOME, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C-08-3399 MMC 

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART FIRST AMERICAN

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS;

DENYING KB HOMES’ MOTION TO

DISMISS

Before the Court are two Motions to Dismiss plaintiff Hugo Zaldana’s (“Zaldana”)

Third Amended Complaint, each filed October 1, 2009, and brought, respectively, by

(1) defendants First American Title Company (“FATC”), First American Title Insurance

Company (“FATIC”), and First American Corporation (“FAC”) (collectively, “First American

defendants”) and (2) defendant KB Home. By order filed December 9, 2009, the Court took

the motions under submission.

On March 26, 2010, the above-titled action came before the Court for a Case

Management Conference, at which counsel for all parties to said action appeared.

At the Conference, the Court addressed the above-referenced motions, afforded

counsel for the moving and opposing parties an opportunity to be heard, and announced its

tentative rulings.

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By the instant order, the Court adopts its tentative rulings and, for the reasons stated

on the record at the Conference, rules as follows:

1. To the extent the First American defendants seek dismissal of defendants FATIC

and FAC, the motion is hereby GRANTED, with leave to amend; in all other respects, the

motion is hereby DENIED.

2. KB Homes’ motion is hereby DENIED.

3. Zaldana’s Fourth Amended Complaint, if any, shall be filed no later than April 23,

2010; any amendments shall be limited to those necessary to cure the deficiencies noted

with respect to the sufficiency of the allegations against FATIC and FAC.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 26, 2010 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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