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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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WILKE, FLEURY,

HOFFELT, GOULD &

BIRNEY,LLP

ATTOR NE YS AT L AW

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ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS (Case No. 09-00798 OWW/DLB)

WILKE, FLEURY, HOFFELT, GOULD & BIRNEY, LLP

DANIEL L. BAXTER (SBN 203862)

ANTHONY R. EATON (SBN 238070)

400 Capitol Mall, Twenty-Second Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 441-2430

Facsimile: (916) 442-6664

Attorneys for Defendant 

SIERRA PACIFIC MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VINCENT SIPE,

Plaintiff,

v.

COUNTRYWIDE BANK; SIERRA 

PACIFIC MORTGAGE COMPANY, 

INC.; BANK OF MADERA COUNTY; 

COUNTRYWIDE DOCUMENT 

CUSTODY SERVICES, A DIVISION OF 

TREASURY BANK N.A.; MORTGAGE 

ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION 

SYSTEM, INC.; FINANCIAL 

ADVANTAGE, INC.; JOHN NORBERG; 

CAROL DESILVA; and Does 1-20, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:09-CV-00798-OWW-DLB

ASSIGNED FOR ALL PURPOSES TO U.S. 

DISTRICT JUDGE OLIVER W. WANGER, 

Department 3

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS 

TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S SECOND

AMENDED COMPLAINT

Complaint Filed: May 4, 2009

The motions to dismiss of Defendants SIERRA PACIFIC MORTGAGE COMPANY, 

INC. (“Sierra Pacific”), COUNTRYWIDE BANK (“Countrywide”), and MORTGAGE 

ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEM, INC. (“MERS”) came on regularly for hearing on 

June 21, 2010 before the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger. Plaintiff appeared by and through 

Jonathan G. Stein of the Law Offices of Jonathan G. Stein, Elk Grove, California. Sierra Pacific 

appeared by and through Anthony R. Eaton of Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP, 

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ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS (Case No. 09-00798 OWW/DLB)

Sacramento, California. Countrywide and MERS appeared by and through Andrew W. Noble of 

Severson and Werson, San Francisco, California.

After reviewing the paperwork submitted by the parties and hearing oral argument, the 

Court issued its Memorandum Decision and Order (“Memorandum Decision”) granting the 

Defendants’ respective motions to dismiss Plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint. That ruling is 

recorded on the Court’s docket as CM/ECF Document No. 53, and the language of the 

Memorandum Decision is incorporated into this Order as though fully set forth herein.

Based on the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. Countrywide, MERS, and Sierra Pacific’s respective motions to dismiss Plaintiff’s 

First Cause of Action for fraud are GRANTED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND. 

2. Countrywide and MERS’ respective motions to dismiss Plaintiff’s Fourth Cause of 

Action for violation of the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act are GRANTED

WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND.

3. Countrywide, MERS, and Sierra Pacific’s respective motions to dismiss Plaintiff’s 

Seventh Cause of Action for Violation of the Unfair Competition Law (California Business and 

Professions Code section 17200 et seq.) are GRANTED WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 30, 2010 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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