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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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Case No. C 09-4482 JF (HRL)

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO AMEND ETC.

(JFLC2)

**E-Filed 1/25/2010**

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

RONALD LEE,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

AURORA LOAN SERVICES, INC., et al.,

 Defendants.

Case Number C 09-4482 JF (HRL)

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO 1

DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO AMEND;

DENYING MOTION TO STRIKE AS

MOOT; GRANTING MOTION TO

EXPUNGE LIS PENDENS; AND

CONTINUING CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

[re: document nos. 28, 30]

Defendants Aurora Loan Services, Inc. (“Aurora”) and Mortgage Electronic Registration

Systems, Inc. (“MER”) move to dismiss the complaint in this action for failure to state a claim

upon which relief may be granted. Aurora additionally moves to strike portions of the complaint,

and to expunge the notice of pendency of action recorded in Monterey County by Plaintiff

Ronald Lee (“Lee”). Lee filed notices of non-opposition with respect to the motions to dismiss

and to strike; he indicated that he opposes the motion to expunge lis pendens, but he offered no

substantive opposition to that motion. After receiving Lee’s notices of non-opposition, the Court

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Case No. C 09-4482 JF (HRL)

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO AMEND ETC.

(JFLC2)

vacated the hearing on the motions.

ORDER

Defendants’ motions to dismiss are well-taken and are GRANTED WITH LEAVE TO

AMEND. Defendants assert that leave to amend is not warranted. The Court agrees that it

appears unlikely that Lee will be able to amend the complaint to state a viable claim, but it will

grant Lee one opportunity to attempt to do so before dismissing the action with prejudice. Any

amended pleading shall be filed within twenty (20) days after the date of this order.

Given the disposition of the motions to dismiss, the motion to strike is DENIED AS

MOOT.

The motion to expunge lis pendens is GRANTED without prejudice to the refiling of lis

pendens in the event that Lee is able to state a viable claim for relief.

The Case Management Conference set for January 29, 2010 is CONTINUED to March

26, 2010 at 10:30 a.m.

DATED: January 25, 2010

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JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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