EDWARD M. CHEN, District Judge.
Previously, the Court gave Plaintiff Mavis Felicien leave to amend to state a claim for predatory lending. The Court instructed Ms. Felicien to identify when she was subjected to predatory lending and in conjunction with which loan. The Court further instructed Ms. Felicien to identify which statutes or laws her claim for predatory lending was based on. See Docket No. 36 (order). After Ms. Felicien filed her amended complaint (her third complaint overall), both Defendants Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and PNC Bank, National Association filed motions to dismiss. These are the motions currently pending before the Court. Having considered the papers submitted, as well as the oral argument presented at the hearing, the Court hereby
In her amended complaint, Ms. Felicien alleges that she closed escrow on the real property at issue on December 5, 2003. It appears from the complaint that Ms. Felicien believes the original loan she entered into was a predatory loan. See Am. Compl. at 2. According to Ms. Felicien, "[t]hey gave me my paper work so fast that I could not read it within 3 days. I was told to sign it right away." Am. Compl. at 2.
Based on the above allegations, Ms. Felicien has asserted the following claims for relief: (1) violation of the Truth in Lending Act ("TILA"); (2) violation of the Home Ownership Equity Protection Act ("HOEPA"); and (3) violation of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA").
Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), a party may move to dismiss based on the failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). A motion to dismiss based on Rule 12(b)(6) challenges the legal sufficiency of the claims alleged. See Parks Sch. of Bus. v. Symington, 51 F.3d 1480, 1484 (9th Cir. 1995). In considering such a motion, a court must take all allegations of material fact as true and construe them in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, although "conclusory allegations of law and unwarranted inferences are insufficient to avoid a Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal." Cousins v. Lockyer, 568 F.3d 1063, 1067 (9th Cir. 2009). While "a complaint need not contain detailed factual allegations . . . it must plead `enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.'" Id. "A claim has facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged." Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 1949 (2009); see also Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 556 (2007). "The plausibility standard is not akin to a `probability requirement,' but it asks for more than sheer possibility that a defendant acted unlawfully." Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. at 1949.
In their motions, Defendants argue that all of Ms. Felicien's causes of action are barred by the statute of limitations. An assertion that a suit is barred by the statute of limitations is an affirmative defense. However, a defendant may still raise a motion to dismiss based on this defense if the running of the limitations period is apparent on the face of the complaint. See Jablon v. Dean Witter & Co., 614 F.2d 677, 682 (9th Cir. 1980) (stating that, "[i]f the running of the statute is apparent on the face of the complaint, the defense may be raised by a motion to dismiss"). A motion to dismiss on statute of limitations grounds may be granted "only if the assertions of the complaint, read with the required liberality, would not permit the plaintiff to prove that the statute was tolled." Morales v. City of Los Angeles, 214 F.3d 1151, 1153 (9th Cir. 2000) (internal quotation marks omitted).
Because Ms. Felicien is arguing that the original loan she entered into was predatory, the Court agrees that her claims based on that loan are all time barred. Ms. Felicien entered into that loan in or about December 2004.
For the foregoing reasons, the Court dismisses with prejudice Ms. Felicien's claims. The Court instructs the Clerk of the Court to enter judgment in accordance with this opinion and close the file in the case.
This order disposes of Docket Nos. 40 and 42.
IT IS SO ORDERED.