Mia Davis v. The United States Department of the Treasury et al

Filing 46

ORDER: Pietrek defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment 32 is GRANTED. Please access entire text by document number hyperlink. Signed on 06/10/2009 by Judge Owen M. Panner. (rsm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT C O U R T F O R T H E D I S T R I C T OF O R E G O N SHANNON R O Z A - M I A DAVIS, Plaintiff, C i v i l No. 08-3097-CL ORDER

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D A R Y N O'DELL DAVIS; e t a l . , Defendants, SAN D I E G O C O U N T Y D E P A R T M E N T O F CHILD S U P P O R T S E R V I C E S , C o u n t e r Defendant.

P A N N E R , Judge: This action to d e t e n n i n e the parties' interests in real property was removed from state c o u r t b y d e f e n d a n t U n i t e d S t a t e s o f America. T h e P i e t r e k d e f e n d a n t s m o v e for s u m m a r y j u d g m e n t as t o t h e i r c o u n t e r c l a i m s a n d c r o s s c l a i m s ( # 3 2 ) t o f o r e c l o s e t h e i r d e e d s o f t r u s t . !

Defendants United States o f America; Jerome E. Pietrek a n d Carole F. Pietrek; Atlantic Refinance, LLC, and Atlantic Columbia, LLC; and t h e State o f Oregon have appeared i n this action. Defendants Daryn O'Dell Davis; Jane Hampton; Josh Hampton; William "Hank" Hampton, III; Thom J. Martin; San Diego County Department o f Child Support Services; and William Henry Hampton, IV, individually a n d as personal representative o f the estate o f defendant Bette HamptonM a r t i n , deceased, h a v e n o t a p p e a r e d . D a r y n O'Dell D a v i s w a s s e r v e d a t t h r e e a d d r e s s e s k n o w n t o
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Summary j u d g m e n t "should be rendered, i f the pleadings, the discovery and disclosure materials o n file, and any affidavits show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the movant is entitled to j u d g m e n t as a matter o f l a w . " Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c). A t issue in this case is property including any improvements located at 1625 E. Main S t r e e t i n M e d f o r d , O r e g o n ( P r o p e r t y ) , w h i c h i s o w n e d b y D a r y n O ' D e l l D a v i s (Davis). O n A p r i 1 4 , 1996, D a v i s e x e c u t e d a $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 p r o m i s s o r y n o t e a n d a $ 8 5 , 0 0 0 p r o m i s s o r y note i n f a v o r o f t h e P e i t r e k s , e a c h s e c u r e d b y a t r u s t d e e d o n t h e P r o p e r t y . T h e t r u s t d e e d s w e r e recorded in Jackson County, Oregon, oli April 8, 1996, as D o c u m e n t No. 96-10820 and D o c u m e n t N o . 9 6 - 1 0 8 2 1 , r e s p e c t i v e l y . D a v i s is i n d e f a u l t o f h i s o b l i g a t i o n s u n d e r t h e p r o m i s s o r y notes. C u r r e n t l y due and o w i n g a r e t h e a m o u n t s o f $ 1 0 9 , 9 1 3 . 7 8 i n c l u d i n g i n t e r e s t plus $26.19 per day, and $63,124.21 including interest plus $13.13 p e r day, from November 1, 2008, until paid. The Pietreks p a i d for foreclosure guarantees i n the amounts o f $475 and $336. A $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 t r u s t d e e d b y D a v i s d a t e d A p r i l 4, 1 9 9 6 , i n f a v o r o f B e t t e H a m p t o n r e c o r d e d April 8, 1996, as Document No. 96-10822. A $127,500 trust deed by Davis i n favor o f Atlantic Columbia, LLC, recorded March 2 0 , 2 0 0 6 , as Document No. 2006-013789. The beneficial interest i n this t r u s t deed was a s s i g n e d t o A t l a n t i c R e f i n a n c e , L L C , a n d r e c o r d e d A p r i l 4 , 2 0 0 6 , as D o c u m e n t N o . 2 0 0 6 017146. Atlantic Refinance foreclosed its trust deed o n January 5, 2009, in a non-judicial foreclosure.

t h e p a r t i e s and b y p u b l i c a t i o n . T h e r e c o r d shows t h a t all d e f e n d a n t s h a v e b e e n s e r v e d with the amended complaint and w i t h the Pietreks' Answer, Counterclaims, a n d Cross Claims. Further, all parties, including non-appearing parties, have been served with the Pietreks' m o t i o n for summary judgment. Only the United States has responded to the Pietreks' motion.
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The United States has an interest in the Property by virtue o f federal income tax assessed N o v e m b e r 2 7 , 2 0 0 6 . A f e d e r a l t a x l i e n for $ 2 1 0 , 0 6 3 . 0 6 a g a i n s t D a r y n a n d S h a r o n D a v i s recorded February 11. 2008, i n Jackson County as No. 2008-004885. T h e S t a t e o f O r e g o n h a s a n i n t e r e s t i n t h e P r o p e r t y b y v i r t u e o f its t a x a s s e s s m e n t o f December 12, 2006. State Tax Warrant No. R045673250 i n the a m o u n t o f $ 6 2 , 1 0 6 . l 0 against Daryn O. D a v i s and Sharon Davis i n favor o f the Oregon Department o f Revenue entered August 9, 2007, as No. 2007-037700. A j u d g m e n t for c h i l d a n d s p o u s a l s u p p o r t a g a i n s t D a v i s a n d i n f a v o r o f p l a i n t i f f Shannon R o z a m i a D a v i s w a s entered o n March 5, 2008. A notice o f lis pendens recorded in J a c k s o n C o u n t y M a r c h 1 2 , 2 0 0 8 , as D o c u m e n t No. 2 0 0 8 - 0 0 9 4 1 7 . A l i e n f o r s u p p o r t in t h e a m o u n t o f $ 1 3 0 , 2 8 0 . 2 9 a g a i n s t D a v i s a n d i n f a v o r o f t h e S a n Diego County Department o f Child Support Services recorded May 8, 2008, as Document No. 2008-017750. S h a n n o n R o z a - M i a D a v i s c l a i m s an interest in t h e P r o p e r t y arising b y r e a s o n o f a j u d g m e n t o f d i s s o l u t i o n entered i n t h e S u p e r i o r C o u r t o f C a l i f o r n i a for S a n Diego County o n J a n u a r y 3 1 , 2 0 0 8 . T h e j u d g m e n t w a s r e g i s t e r e d a s a f o r e i g n j u d g m e n t i n J a c k s o n County, Oregon, c a s e n u m b e r 0 8 - 0 9 4 7 - D 9 i n 2 0 0 8 . T h e priority o f liens is determined, generally, by the principle o f "the first in time is first in right." See Oregon ex rei. Director Veterans' Affairs v. Vickery, 299 Or. 315, 318 (1985); In

re Priest, 712 F.2d 1326, 1327-28 (9th Cir. 1983), amended b y 725 F . 2 d 4 7 7 (9th Cir. 1984);
DRS 9 3 . 6 4 0 . H o w e v e r , a t a x l i e n a r i s e s a t t h e t i m e t h e t a x i s a s s e s s e d , r a t h e r t h a n w h e n t h e l i e n is recorded. DRS 314.417; O R S 314.423; 26 U.S.C. §§ 6321, 6322, 6323.
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Accordingly, as s h o w n by t h e evidence o f record, the Pietreks' liens take priority over t h e l i e n s a n d i n t e r e s t s c l a i m e d b y t h e p a r t i e s t o this case, i n t h e o r d e r d e t a i l e d a b o v e ?

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B a s e d o n t h e foregoing, the Pietrek defendants' m o t i o n for s u m m a r y j u d g m e n t (#32) is granted.

IT IS SO O R D E R E D .
D A T E D this

I () day o f June, 2009.

O w e n M. Panner, United States District Judge

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t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e l i e n s (#39).
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