Almogela v. World Savings Bank et al
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Show Cause Response due by 12/17/2012. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 12/10/2012. (emcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/10/2012)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SEGUNDO ALMOGELA,
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Plaintiff,
v.
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For the Northern District of California
United States District Court
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No. C-12-3644 EMC
WORLD SAVINGS BANK, et al.,
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Defendants.
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(Docket No. 5)
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Previously, the Court granted Defendant’s motion to dismiss but gave Plaintiff leave to
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amend. Subsequently, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, which Defendant then moved to
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dismiss. This motion is currently set for hearing on January 17, 2013.
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In his amended complaint, Plaintiff alleges that World Savings Bank sold his loan to a
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REMIC (Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit) Trust. By virtue of that sale, Plaintiff claims
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that World Savings Bank (and therefore Wells Fargo) lost any interest in the note. See FAC ¶ 41(c).
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Plaintiff further claims that, in spite of the sale to the Trust, the Trust did not have the authority to
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foreclose on his home because, e.g., it did not have physical possession of the note, see FAC ¶
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41(d)-(e); the note was separated from the mortgage, see FAC ¶ 41(g); the Trust does not have proof
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of an unbroken chain of assignment from World Savings Bank to (eventually) the Trust, see FAC ¶
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42(a); and under the applicable Pooling and Service Agreement, only the beneficiaries of the Trust
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can foreclose and they never authorized the Trustee to foreclose. See FAC ¶ 29(i).
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As established by the above, a critical allegation in Plaintiff’s amended complaint is that his
loan was sold to the Trust. Plaintiff claims that an audit conducted on his loan by a third party
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(Audit Pros) establishes that his loan was sold to the Trust. See FAC ¶ 29. However, the audit
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report attached to the complaint does not appear, on its face, to support this claim. Indeed, the third
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page of the audit report states: “RMBS [Residential Mortgage-Backed Security] searches were
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performed. This loan was not found in any deal.” FAC, Ex. A (Audit Report at 3) (emphasis
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added). Moreover, it is notable that nowhere in the amended complaint does Plaintiff state the name
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of the Trust at issue. If, in fact, Plaintiff does not have a good faith basis for alleging that his loan
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was sold to the Trust in the first place, then his complaint should never have been filed.
cause as to why his complaint should not be dismissed with prejudice based on his failure to allege
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any facts (which would include attaching any document to his complaint) to support his claim that
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For the Northern District of California
Accordingly, the Court hereby issues this order to show cause. Plaintiff is ordered to show
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United States District Court
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his loan was sold to a REMIC Trust. Furthermore, Plaintiff’s counsel is ordered to show cause as to
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why he filed the complaint on behalf of Plaintiff when the audit report on its face suggests that the
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loan was not securitized. Plaintiff’s counsel is forewarned that he must make a showing adequate to
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show that Rule 11 sanctions should not be imposed, or the Court may well impose such sanctions.
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The response to the order to show cause shall be filed within one week (seven calendar days)
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of the date of this order. In the meantime, the Court temporarily VACATES the hearing on
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Defendant’s motion to dismiss. The Court shall decide whether to set a hearing on Defendant’s
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motion after receiving and reviewing the response to this order to show cause.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: December 10, 2012
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_________________________
EDWARD M. CHEN
United States District Judge
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