Synovus Bank v. McDonough et al

Filing 16

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part 8 Motion to Dismiss; granting 9 Motion to Dismiss; parties to conduct an initial attorneys' conference within 14 days. (SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS). Signed by District Judge Martin Reidinger on 8/15/12. (ejb)

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THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION CIVIL CASE NO. 1:11cv329 SYNOVUS BANK, Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTOPHER McDONOUGH and MONALISA McDONOUGH, Defendants/ Third-Party Plaintiffs, vs. SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP. d/b/a NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA, et al., Third-Party Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Plaintiff Synovus Bank’s Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims [Doc. 8] and the Third Party Defendant Synovus Financial Corp.’s Motion to Dismiss Third Party Claims [Doc. 9]. Also before this Court is the case of Synovus Bank v. Coleman, Case No. 1:11cv66 (W.D.N.C.). The facts, legal issues and causes of action asserted by the parties in the present matter are virtually identical to those in Coleman and the same attorneys represent the Defendants in both cases. Even though the cases have not been consolidated, the decision of this Court in the Order being entered contemporaneously herewith in Coleman addresses and disposes of all of the issues raised by the motions currently before the Court in this matter. The Order in Coleman, therefore, is incorporated herein, and the current motions will be disposed of in accord therewith. ORDER IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Plaintiff Synovus Bank’s Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims [Doc. 8] is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Specifically, the Bank’s Motion to Dismiss the Defendants’ ILSA claim is DENIED. In all other respects, the Bank’s Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED, and all of the Defendants’ counterclaims, with the exception of the aforementioned ILSA claim, are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Third Party Defendant Synovus Financial Corp.’s Motion to Dismiss Third Party Claims [Doc. 9] is GRANTED, and the Defendants’ Third Party Claims against Synovus Financial Corp. are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. 2 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall conduct an initial attorneys’ conference within fourteen (14) days of the entry of this Order and shall file a Certificate of Initial Attorneys’ Conference within seven (7) days thereafter. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed: August 15, 2012 3

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