Fleenor v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc., et al

Filing 56

ORDER signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr., on 8/5/10, ORDERING that on the Court's own motion pltf's suit is DISMISSED without prejudice as an asset to be adjudicated in Bankruptcy Petition #09-41092. Dfts' amended motion to dismiss 27 is DENIED as moot. CASE CLOSED (Kastilahn, A)

Fleenor v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc., et al

Doc. 56

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Defendants. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Because oral argument will not be of material assistance, the Court orders this matter submitted on the briefs. E.D. Cal. Local Rule 230(g). 1
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RYAN FLEENOR, Plaintiff, v. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., et al.,

No. 2:09-cv-02365-MCE-KJM

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

----oo0oo---This dispute arises from a mortgage loan transaction in which Plaintiff Ryan Fleenor ("Plaintiff") refinanced his home in November 2006. Presently before the Court are concurrent motions

by Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. and Mortgage Electronic Registration Service, Inc. ("Defendants"), to dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).1

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Plaintiff initiated suit in Superior Court, County of Sacramento on June 2, 2009, and on August 25, 2009 the matter was removed to District Court. Subsequently, on September 30, 2009,

Plaintiff filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of California. The filing of a petition in bankruptcy commences the case and creates a bankruptcy estate. 11 U.S.C. § 541(a)(1). The

bankruptcy estate consists of all legal or equitable interests of the debtor in property as of the commencement of the case. Id. After a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, all causes of action become property of the bankruptcy estate. See id.; see also Smith v. Arthur Anderson LLP, 421 F.3d 989, 1002 (9th Cir. 2005) On June 15, 2010, this Court issued an Order (Docket No. 49) directing parties to submit supplemental briefing as to why this matter should not be before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California as an asset to be adjudicated in Bankruptcy Petition #09-41092. briefing was June 25, 2010. The deadline for

Plaintiff failed to file briefing or

otherwise respond as required. Paramount to the efficient and effective application of bankruptcy laws is the ability of bankruptcy courts to marshal all assets as a single estate. In this matter, it would not be This Court

appropriate for the District Court to intervene.

cannot impose a rule which would allow the hodge podge treatment of assets. The administration of the bankruptcy estate must be done uniformly. /// /// 2

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Accordingly, on the Court's own motion Plaintiff's suit is DISMISSED without prejudice as an asset to be adjudicated in Bankruptcy Petition #09-41092. Defendants' Motions to Dismiss

(Dockets Nos. 25 and 27) are DENIED as moot. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: August 5, 2010

_____________________________ MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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