CAROLYN K. DELANEY, Magistrate Judge.
Defendants' motion to dismiss came on regularly for hearing August 12, 2015. Plaintiff Priscilla Macayan appeared in propria persona. Plaintiff Guillermo Macayan, proceeding pro se, failed to appear. Jana Logan appeared telephonically for defendants. Upon review of the documents in support, opposition and supplemental memorandum of law, upon hearing the arguments of plaintiff and counsel, and good cause appearing therefor, THE COURT FINDS AS FOLLOWS:
In this action, plaintiffs allege a claim for wrongful foreclosure of a property located at 2343 Lansdowne Place, Vallejo, California. In December 2007, plaintiffs obtained a loan secured by the property through Countrywide Bank, FSB. Defendants move to dismiss the complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).
In considering a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, the court must accept as true the allegations of the complaint in question,
In order to avoid dismissal for failure to state a claim a complaint must contain more than "naked assertions," "labels and conclusions" or "a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action."
The complaint, while prolix, does not set forth any cognizable claim. Plaintiffs do not seek rescission and do not allege any impropriety with respect to the foreclosure of the property. The gravamen of the complaint appears to challenge the securitization of the loan and on that basis, plaintiffs challenge the foreclosure as unlawful.
Plaintiffs lack standing to challenge any defects in the securitization process because they were not parties to the securitization agreement. Assignment of the loan to a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit ("REMIC") does not invalidate the ability of the bank to enforce the terms of a deed of trust and no cause of action arises from such assignment.
Plaintiffs also contend that the deed of trust was separated from the note and therefore the foreclosure was wrongful. Under California's comprehensive foreclosure scheme, California Civil Code § 2934,
Finally, plaintiffs fail to demonstrate a valid, unconditional tender of the sums owing under the loan. The absence of a valid tender is fatal to plaintiffs' claim of wrongful foreclosure.
Plaintiffs have made no proffer that suggests amendment would be anything other than futile. The motion to dismiss should therefore be granted with prejudice.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that:
1. Defendants' motion to dismiss (ECF No. 5) be granted without leave to amend; and
2. This action be closed.
These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Within fourteen days after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned "Objections to Magistrate Judge's Findings and Recommendations." Failure to file objections within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the District Court's order.