Stanfield et al v Lundberg and Associates et al

Filing 35

MEMORANDUM DECISION and Orderdenying 16 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction ; denying 17 Motion to Dismiss. Based upon the filing of the Amended Complaint the court denies without prejudice Defendants' motions. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead on 11/17/2022. (mh)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION
SCOTT STANFIELD and NISSA
STANFIELD,
Plaintiffs,

v.

LUNDBERG & ASSOCIATES, P.C. and
SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE
SERVICING, INC.,

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND
ORDER
Case No. 2:22-cv-00482-TS-DBP
District Judge Ted Stewart
Chief Magistrate Judge Dustin B. Pead

Defendants.
Defendants NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing (Shellpoint) and
Lundberg & Associates, P.C. (Lunberg), each respectively move the court to dismiss the
Complaint filed by pro se Plaintiffs Scott and Nissa Stanfield. 1 (ECF No. 16, ECF No. 17.)
Defendants both assert the court should dismiss the complaint for lack of subject-matter
jurisdiction. Plaintiffs filed a response agreeing with Defendants’ arguments and the deficiencies
in their original complaint. (ECF No. 18.) To remedy these deficiencies, Plaintiffs subsequently
filed an Amended Complaint titled “Amended Petition and Request for Emergency Preliminary
Injunctive Relief and Verified Claim for Damages.” This Amended Complaint brings new claims
and a new assertion for jurisdiction – the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
Based upon the filing of the Amended Complaint the court denies without prejudice
Defendants’ motions. 2

This matter is referred to the undersigned from Judge Ted Stewart pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). (ECF No.
4.)
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This order does not consider whether Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint establishes subject-matter jurisdiction.

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DATED this 17 November 2022.

Dustin B. Pead
United States Magistrate Judge

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