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Timestamp: 2017-06-28 19:40:26
Document Index: 199543250

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1915', '§ 1611', '§ 2605', '§ 1602', '§ 2923', '§ 1692']

| Irma Y. Monge v. Bank of America N.A. A/K/A Bac Home Loans Servicing
Irma Y. Monge v. Bank of America N.A. A/K/A Bac Home Loans Servicing
IRMA Y. MONGEPLAINTIFF,v.BANK OF AMERICA N.A. A/K/A BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP(FORMERLY COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP); GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY; RECONTRUST N.A; MERS: ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF'S TITLE, OR ANY CLOUD ON PLAINTIFF'S TITLE THERETO AND DOES 1 THROUGH 50 INCLUSIVE DEFENDANTS.
1) GRANTING PLAINTIFF IRMA Y. MONGE'S MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 2) DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITHOUT PREJUDICE
On December 26, 2012, Plaintiff Irma Y. Monge, proceeding pro se, commenced this action against Defendant Bank of America N.A., and others. Plaintiff also moves to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion to proceed IFP and sua sponte DISMISSES the complaint for failing to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
Plaintiff moves to proceed IFP under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Section 1915(a) allows a court to authorize a lawsuit's commencement without payment of the filing fee if the plaintiff submits an affidavit demonstrating his or her inability to pay the filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Such affidavit must include a complete statement of the plaintiff's assets. Id. Here, Plaintiff has submitted an affidavit in support of her IFP motion indicating that she is currently unemployed and receives $500 per month from her sister. Plaintiff declares that she has no checking, savings, IRA, or money market accounts. Plaintiff declares she does not own a vehicle, real estate, stocks, bonds, securities, or other valuable property. Plaintiff declares she has no dependents nor any outstanding debts. Based on the information Plaintiff has provided, the Court concludes Plaintiff has sufficiently demonstrated she is unable to pay the filing fee. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed in forma pauperis.
The current cause of action arises out of an executed Notice of Default and Election to Sell Under Deed of Trust ("Election to Sell"). Plaintiff was the trustor, Guild Administration Corp. the trustee, Defendant Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") the beneficiary. (Dkt. No. 1 at 1). Guild Administration Corp. exercised its power of sale due to Plaintiff having defaulted on her deed of trust. (Id.) Plaintiff alleges that the Election to Sell as exercised violated the following federal statutes: the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA), and the Fair and Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). (Id. at 5-7). 15 U.S.C. § 1611; 12 U.S.C. § 2605; 15 U.S.C. § 1602; 15 U.S.C. 1692. As part of her complaint, Plaintiff also alleges the following non-federal violations: breach of fiduciary duty, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraud, and violation of California Civil Code § 2923.6. (Id. at 10-14). Plaintiff seeks injunctive and declaratory relief against the Election to Sell. (Id. at 10-11).
The Court concludes Plaintiffs' complaint fails to state claims upon which relief can be granted. Although Plaintiff invokes federal statutes in her complaint, Plaintiff provides only legal conclusions which regurgitate the elements of the legal claims at issue. As the complaint currently stands, it fails to survive the Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) test. In her TILA claim, Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants have "acted in violation of the TILA act, willfully, maliciously, oppressively and fraudulently and in conscious disregard for the rights of Plaintiff." (Id. at 6). Despite the allegations, nowhere in her complaint does Plaintiff state what acts the Defendants engaged in which violate TILA. In her RESPA claim, Plaintiff alleges that "Defendants and each of them, placed loans for the purpose of unlawfully increasing or otherwise obtaining yield spread fees and sums in excess of what would have been lawfully earned." (Id. at 6). Plaintiff again fails to present material facts which would support her legal conclusion. In her HOEPA claim, Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants intended to wrongfully foreclose and sell her property without providing any material facts other than a copy of a deed of trust on the property at issue and a copy of the notice of default and election to sell under deed of trust. (Id. Exh. AB). In her FDCPA claim, Plaintiff alleges that she requested validation of her debt to the Defendants in accordance to 15 U.S.C. § 1692, and that Defendants failed to respond to her demands in such ways to meet the requirements of the act. However, the complaint fails to provide the Court with material facts supporting such a legal conclusion.
Thus, the Court concludes Plaintiffs' Complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Accordingly, Plaintiffs' Complaint ...