Wu v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc.

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ORDER Granting 17 Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. This case is hereby DISMISSED without prejudice. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the lis pendens is canceled, released, and expunged. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants record a properly certified copy of this order in the real property records of Clark County, Nevada, within a reasonable amount of time from the date of this order. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 03/01/2013. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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YAT MING WU,

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2:12-CV-278 JCM (CWH)

Plaintiff,

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v.

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COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS,
INC., et al.,

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Defendants.

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ORDER

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Presently before the court is defendants Bank of America (“BANA”) and Mortgage

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Electronic Systems (“MERS”) motion to dismiss and request to expunge lis pendens. (Doc. #

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17).1 To date, plaintiff Yat Ming Wu has failed to file an opposition.

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I.

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Motion to dismiss
Pursuant to Local Rule 7-2(d), an opposing party’s failure to file a timely response to any

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motion constitutes the party’s consent to the granting of the motion and is proper grounds for

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dismissal. U.S. v. Warren, 601 F.2d 471, 474 (9th Cir. 1979). However, prior to dismissal, the

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district court is required to weigh several factors: “(1) the public’s interest in expeditious

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resolution of litigation; (2) the court’s need to manage its docket; (3) the risk of prejudice to the

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defendants; (4) the public policy favoring disposition of cases of their merits; and (5) the

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availability of less drastic sanctions.” Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 53 (9th Cir. 1995) (citing

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James C. Mahan
U.S. District Judge

Defendants also filed a request for judicial notice (doc. # 18).

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Henderson v. Duncan, 779 F.2d 1421, 1423 (9th Cir. 1986)).

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The instant motion seeks dismissal of plaintiff’s amended complaint. In light of plaintiff’s

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failure to respond, and weighing the factors identified in Ghazali, the court finds dismissal

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appropriate.

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Expunge lis pendens

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Plaintiff filed a recorded a notice lis pendens against the real property on April 25, 2012.

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(Doc. #10). The causes of action against defendants being dismissed, the lis pendens is no longer

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necessary. In light of these facts and the plaintiff’s failure to respond, the court finds it is

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appropriate to expunge the lis pendens.

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III.

Conclusion
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND that defendants Bank of America and

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Mortgage Electronic Systems motion to dismiss (doc. # 17) be, and the same hereby is,

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GRANTED. This case is hereby dismissed without prejudice.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the lis pendens is canceled, released, and expunged.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendants record a properly certified copy of this

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order in the real property records of Clark County, Nevada, within a reasonable amount of time

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from the date of this order.

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DATED March 1, 2013.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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James C. Mahan
U.S. District Judge

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