BEVERLY REID O'CONNELL, District Judge.
The Motion for Summary Judgment of Plaintiff, BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK), AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR ENCORE CREDIT RECEIVABLES TRUST 2005-1 (hereinafter referred to as "BNYM" or "Plaintiff"), on the Causes of Action for Quiet Title, Declaratory Relief, Cancellation of Instrument in the Complaint, and Slander of Title came on regularly for hearing on August 5, 2013, at 1:30 pm in Courtroom 14 of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Having considered the written submissions, Plaintiff's oral argument, and good cause appearing therefore, THE COURT FINDS AS FOLLOWS:
The Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED, and Judgment is hereby entered in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendants PEGGY GOMEZ, DAVID ALAN BOUCHER, EXPEDIA LENDING GROUP, and all parties claiming any right, title, or interest in the real property at 16225 Doublegrove Street, La Puente, California through Defendants Peggy Gomez, David Alan Boucher, or Expedia Lending Group (collectively "Defendants"), as follows:
1. The Court hereby declares and adjudges that Plaintiff is the true and lawful owner of the real property commonly known as 16225 Doublegrove Street, La Puente, California (the "Property"), Los Angeles County Tax Assessor Parcel Number 8741-004-001 which is legally described as:
to the exclusion of any purported interest claimed by Defendants;
2. The Court hereby further declares and decrees that the Grant Deed recorded on August 28, 2012, as Document No. 20121287561 in the official records of the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office is a forgery and is VOID, ab initio, and does not alter title as established by the Trustees Deed Upon Sale recorded in the Official Records of Los Angeles County on June 5, 2012, as Document No. 20120831135;
3. The Court hereby further declares and decrees that the Deed of Trust which was recorded on August 28, 2012, as Document No. 20121287562 (hereinafter the "Expedia Deed of Trust") in the official records of the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office is VOID, ab initio, because Peggy Gomez did not hold title to the Property at the time that it was executed and/or recorded, and that the Expedia Deed of Trust does not alter title as established by the Trustees Deed Upon Sale recorded in the Official Records of Los Angeles County on June 5, 2012, as Document No. 20120831135;
4. The Court hereby declares and decrees that the Grant Deed described in paragraph 2 above, is VOID, ab initio, and is hereby cancelled and expunged from the Official Records of the County of Los Angeles and shall not impart constructive notice of its contents or in any manner impact title to the Subject Property;
5. The Court hereby declares and decrees that the Expedia Deed of Trust described in paragraph 3 above, is VOID, ab initio, and is hereby cancelled and expunged from the Official Records of the County of Los Angeles and shall not impart constructive notice of its contents or in any manner impact title to the Subject Property;
6. The Court hereby declares and decrees that judgment is hereby entered in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendants, and each of them, on Plaintiff's claims of declaratory relief and quiet title as to the Property;
7. The Court hereby declares and decrees that judgment is hereby entered in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendants, and each of them, on Plaintiff's claim for slander of title.
8. Plaintiff shall file a declaration, under penalty of perjury, detailing Plaintiff's damages by September 25, 2013 Defendants shall file any opposition by October 9, 2013.