Hill v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP et al

Filing 11

ORDER granting 8 Defendants' Motion to Dismiss; Plaintiff's claims are dismissed in their entirety with prejudice; signed by Judge Ronald B. Leighton.(DN) Modified on 10/25/2011 (DN). (Copy mailed to plaintiff.)

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HONORABLE RONALD B. LEIGHTON

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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GLENN HILL,

CASE NO. C11-5720RBL

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Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO
DISMISS

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BAC HOME LOAN SERVICING, LP,
RECONTRUST COMPANY, THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON N.A.,
doing business in the State of Washington,

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Defendant.

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THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [Dkt. #8].
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The Court has reviewed the materials filed in support of the motion. The plaintiff has received
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notice of and an opportunity to respond to the motion. However, plaintiff has not responded to
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the motion.
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Pursuant to Local Rule 7(b)(2), “if a party fails to file papers in opposition to a motion,
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such failure may be considered by the Court as an admission that the motion has merit.” See
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also Watson v. City of Bonney Lake, No. C10-5692BHS, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31422, at *2
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(W.D. Wash. March 15, 2011). Courts in this district apply this rule even where the party who
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would have opposed the motion is acting pro se. See Bern v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., C10-1701
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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
TO DISMISS - 1

1 JLR, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44233, at *6 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 22, 2011). This Court’s review of
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IT IS ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [Dkt. #8] is GRANTED.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Glenn Hill’s claims are dismissed in their

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Dated this 25th day of October, 2011.

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RONALD B. LEIGHTON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION
TO DISMISS - 2