Christian et al v. Countrywide Homes Loans, Inc. et al

Filing 20

ORDER - the court GRANTS defendants' motion to dismiss [D.E. 9], DISMISSES the complaint without prejudice, and DENIES plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order [D.E. 16]. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 8/18/2015. (Jenkins, C.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
EASTERN DNISION
No. 4:1 5-CV-92-D

JOEL PATRICK CHRISTIAN, and
SHERRIE LAVET CHRISTIAN,
Plaintiffs,

v.
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.,
et al.,
Defendants.

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ORDER

On July 9, 2015, defendants Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. ("Countrywide") and The Bank
of New York Mellon ("BNYM'') filed a motion to dismiss plaintiffs' pro se complaint. See [D.E.
9]; Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1), 12(b)(6). On August 3, 2015, plaintiffs responded in opposition. See
[D.E. 18].
Plaintiffs have failed to state a breach of contract claim. See, ~' Anand v. Ocwen Loan
Servicing. LLC, 754 F.3d 195, 199 (4th Cir. 2014); Ward v. Sec. Atl. Mortg. Elec. Registration Sys ..
Inc., 858 F. Supp. 2d 561, 568 (E.D.N.C. 2012). Likewise, plaintiffs have failed to state a slanderof-title claim.

See,~'

Broughton v. McClatchy Newspapers. Inc., 161 N.C. App. 20,30-31,588

S.E. 2d 20,28-29 (2003). Thus, the court grants defendants' motion to dismiss for failure to state
a claim upon which relief can be granted.

See,~' Ashcroftv.

Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662,677-78 (2009);

Bell Atl. Cor,p. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555-63, 570 (2007). Likewise, the court denies
plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order [D.E. 16]. See, ~, Winter v. Natural Res. Def.
Council. Inc., 555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008); Dewhurst v. Century Aluminum Co., 649 F.3d 287,290 (4th

Cir. 2011); Newton v. Nationstar Mortg. LLC, No. 7:15-CV-16-D, 2015 WL 3413256, at *5-6
(E.D.N.C. May 26, 2015) (unpublished).
In sum, the court GRANTS defendants' motion to dismiss [D.E. 9], DISMISSES the
complaint without prejudice, and DENIES plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order [D.E.
16].
SO ORDERED. This J.a_ day of August 2015.

J
SC.DEVERill
Chief United States District Judge

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