Alva-Castles et al v. Commitment Lending et al

Filing 40

ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 6/3/2010 ORDERING that defendants' motion to dismiss is granted with prejudice. It is further ordered that w/in 10 days of this Order Stephen Ruehmann shall either (1) pay sanctions of $250.00 to the Clerk of the Court, or (2) submit a statement of good cause explaining his failure to comply with Local Rule 230(c). (Matson, R)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DLORAH ALVA-CASTLES and KARLTON CASTLES, Plaintiffs, v. COMMITMENT LENDING, a California corporation; AMERICAN MORTGAGE GROUP, a California business entity, form unknown; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., a California corporation; CHEVY CHASE BANK, FSB, a federally chartered thrift; CAPITAL ONE, N.A. a Delaware corporation; and Does 1-100, inclusive, Defendants. ______________________________/

Case No. 10-cv-00020-JAM-KJN ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS

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This matter comes before the Court on Defendants Capital One, N.A. successor by merger to Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. (sued as "Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B." and "Capital One, N.A.") and

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Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("Defendants'") Motion to Dismiss, (Doc.#35), Plaintiffs Dlorah Alva-Castles and Karlton Castles ("Plaintiffs'") First Amended Complaint (Doc. #17) for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Plaintiffs have not opposed the

Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). motion.1

Plaintiffs did not file an opposition or statement of nonopposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. Local Rule 230(c) requires a party responding to a motion to file either an opposition to the motion or a statement of non-opposition, no less than fourteen (14) days preceding the noticed hearing date. Local Rule 110 authorizes the Court to impose sanctions for "failure of counsel or of a party to comply with these Rules." Therefore, the Court will sanction Plaintiffs' counsel, Stephen Ruehmann, $250.00, unless he shows good cause for his failure to comply with the local rules. ORDER After carefully considering the papers submitted in this matter, it is hereby ordered that Defendants' Motion to Dismiss

This motion was determined to be suitable for decision without oral argument. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(g).
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is GRANTED, WITH PREJUDICE. It is further ordered that within ten (10) days of this Order Stephen Ruehmann shall either (1) pay sanctions of $250.00 to the Clerk of the Court, or (2)

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submit a statement of good cause explaining his failure to comply with Local Rule 230(c). IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 3, 2010

____________________________ JOHN A. MENDEZ, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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