Meneses v. CitiMortgage, Inc. et al

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ORDER (1) CONTINUING MOTION HEARING RE 5 6 10 ; (2) REMINDER RE: CONSENT OR DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE A MAGISTRATE JUDGE; (3) CONTINUING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Set/Reset Deadlines as to 5 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint, 6 MOTION to Strike Plaintiff's Complaint, 10 MOTION to expunge notice of pendency of action (lis pendens) and award of attorneys' fees and costs MOTION to expunge notice of pendency of action (lis pendens) and awar d of attorneys' fees and costs. Motion Hearing set for 1/17/2012 10:00 AM in Courtroom 2, 5th Floor, San Jose before Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd.. Signed by Judge Howard R. Lloyd on 11/29/2011. (hrllc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/30/2011)

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** E-filed November 30, 2011 **

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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For the Northern District of California

NOT FOR CITATION

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United States District Court

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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DANTE MENESES,
Plaintiff,

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v.
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CITIMORTAGE, INC.; and CR TITLE
SERVICES, INC.,

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Defendants.
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No. C11-05227 HRL
ORDER (1) CONTINUING MOTION
HEARINGS; (2) REMINDER RE:
DEADLINE FOR CONSENT OR
DECLINATION TO PROCEED
BEFORE A UNITED STATES
MAGISTRATE JUDGE; AND (3)
CONTINUING THE INITIAL CASE
MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

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Plaintiff Dante Meneses brought this action against CitiMortgage, Inc. and CR Title

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Services, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”) in Santa Clara County Superior Court on September 28,

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2011. Dkt. No. 1. Defendants timely removed the action to federal court. Id. Defendants then moved

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to dismiss the complaint, to strike portion of the complaint, and to expunge notice of pendency of

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action (lis pendens). Dkt. Nos. 5, 6, 10. The motions to dismiss and to strike are set for hearing on

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December 13, and the motion to expunge the lis pendens is set for hearing on December 27.

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Defendants request that the motion hearings be consolidated, and filed a Notice to continue the

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December 13 hearing to the 27th. In the interests of judicial economy and due to the court’s

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unavailability on December 27, these motions are hereby continued to January 17, 2012 at 10:00

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a.m. in Courtroom 2, Fifth Floor, 280 S. First St., San Jose, CA.

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The parties are reminded that this civil case has been randomly assigned to a magistrate

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judge for all purposes including trial. Accordingly, all parties who have not yet done so shall, no

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later than December 6, 2011, file either (1) a Consent to Proceed before a United States Magistrate

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Judge or (2) a Declination to Proceed before a Magistrate Judge and Request for Reassignment to a

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United States District Judge. See N.D. Cal. Civ. R. 73-1. The consent and declination forms are

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available at the Clerk’s Office and may also be obtained from the court’s website at

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http://www.cand.uscourts.gov.

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Finally, there is an Initial Case Management Conference scheduled for December 13, 2011.
In order to allow the court to hear and rule on the pending motions and the parties to respond

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accordingly, the Case Management Conference is continued to February 14, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. The

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parties shall file a Joint Case Management Statement by February 7.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 30, 2011
HOWARD R. LLOYD
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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C11-05227 HRL Notice will be electronically mailed to:

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Wendell Jamon Jones
Alice Marie Dostalova
Stuart Bruce Wolfe

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[e-mail]
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Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel who have not
registered for e-filing under the court’s CM/ECF program.

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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