Case Name: Sandra AGRAZ, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDEN EMPIRE MORTGAGE, INC.; et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-12-21
Citations: 707 F. App'x 916
Docket Number: No. 17-55037
Parties: Sandra AGRAZ, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDEN EMPIRE MORTGAGE, INC.; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 707
Pages: 916–917

Head Matter:
Sandra AGRAZ, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GOLDEN EMPIRE MORTGAGE, INC.; et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 17-55037
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted December 18, 2017
Filed December 21, 2017
Patricia Renee Rodriguez, Attorney, Rodriguez Law Group, Inc., Pasadena, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant
Madison Christian, Attorney, Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc., Westlake Village, CA, for Defendant-Appellee Golden Empire Mortgage, Inc.
Kasey Curtis, Reed Smith LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellee Wells Fargo Bank National Association
Abraham Joshua Colman, Esquire, Kasey Curtis, Reed Smith LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants-Appellees Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Sandra Agraz appeals from the district court's order dismissing her federal claims alleging violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA") and the Truth in Lending Act ("TILA"). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo a dismissal on the basis of the statute of limitations and under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). Cholla Ready Mix, Inc. v. Civish, 382 F.3d 969, 973 (9th Cir. 2004). We affirm.
The district court properly dismissed Agraz's RESPA claim and TILA damages claim because these claims are barred by the applicable statutes of limitation and Agraz failed to allege facts demonstrating that equitable tolling should apply. See 12 U.S.C. § 2614 (RESPA claims are subject to one- and three-year statutes of limitation); 15 U.S.C. § 1640(e) (TILA damages claims are subject to a one-year statute of limitations); Cervantes v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 656 F.3d 1034, 1045 (9th Cir. 2011) (federal standard for equitable tolling).
The district court properly dismissed Agraz's TILA rescission claim because Agraz failed to allege facts sufficient to show that she exercised the right to rescind within three years of the consummation of her loan. See 15 U.S.C. § 1635(f) (borrower's right to rescind "shall 'expire three years after the date of consummation of the transaction or upon the earlier sale of the property"); see also Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., — U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 790, 792, 190 L.Ed.2d 650 (2015) ("[Rescission is effected when the borrower notifies the creditor of his intention to rescind.").
The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing Agraz's federal claims without leave to amend because amendment would be futile. See Cervantes, 656 F.3d at 1041 (setting forth standard of review and explaining that a district court may dismiss without leave to amend where amendment would be futile).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.