RICHARD F. BOULWARE, II, District Judge.
Before the Court are Plaintiff's "Praecipe for Personal Summons Extraordinary Writ of Execution Involuntary Bankruptcy Foreign Proceedings & Action" (ECF No. 1) and "Praecipe for Personal Summons Extraordinary Writ of Execution Probate & Tax Claim & Liquidation Foreign Proceedings, Misprison of Felony & Treason, Statement of Claim(s), Declaration of Unlawful Foreclosure Sale, Rape, Court Order, Subpoena & Notice to Clerk(s) & Bar Clerk(s)" (ECF No. 64) and several Motions to Dismiss filed by various Defendants. ECF Nos. 7, 13, 17, 20, 21, 65, 70. For the reasons stated below, the Court grants the Motions to Dismiss.
Plaintiff filed the initial document operating as the first complaint in this action on August 20, 2018 listing Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, The Bank of New York Mellon, First Magnus Financial Corporation, JP Morgan Chase, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Seaside Trustee, Inc., Ditech Financial LLC, Clark County Nevada, City of Las Vegas, Sheriff of Clark County, Bank of America, N.A., Fidelity National Title Company, and First American Title Insurance Company as defendants. ECF No. 1. Several Defendants filed the instant Motions to Dismiss. ECF Nos. 7, 13, 17, 20 and 21. Plaintiff filed her response to these motions on October 9, 2018. Ditech Financial LLC filed a Motion to Deem Party as a Vexatious Litigant on December 11, 2018 (ECF No. 41) which was joined by several Defendants (ECF No. 48, 49). Plaintiff filed the document operating as the second complaint in this action on May 30, 2019. ECF No. 64. Several Defendants filed and joined the instant Motions to Dismiss the second complaint. ECF Nos. 65, 70, 74. Defendants have also filed myriad Motions to Strike. ECF Nos. 33, 38, 93.
While it is somewhat difficult to ascertain allegations in Plaintiff's filings, the facts alleged appear to relate to a foreclosure sale. In her initial complaint ("Praecipe for Personal Summons Extraordinary Writ of Execution Involuntary Bankruptcy Foreign Proceedings & Action"), Plaintiff makes a number of allegations against Defendants as "Debtor(s)." ECF No. 1 at 2. Plaintiff states that on December 21, 2006 Defendants entered into a contract for a consumer loan transaction "with the United States and through Dawn D. Dillon."
Plaintiff's second complaint states the foreclosure sale on her property "raped, harmed & damaged" her and her family and that her health has been damaged, she has lost sleep, and been unable to work. ECF No. 64 at 3. She also alleges that the "interference by the Clerk(s) & BAR Clerk(s) aided and abetted terrorist(s) to commit felonies & treason."
An initial pleading must contain "a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief." Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a). The court may dismiss a complaint for failing to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). In ruling on a motion to dismiss, "[a]ll well-pleaded allegations of material fact in the complaint are accepted as true and are construed in the light most favorable to the non-moving party."
To survive a motion to dismiss, a complaint need not contain "detailed factual allegations," but merely asserting "`labels and conclusions' or `a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action'" is not sufficient.
The Court will construe the two complaints as one operative document with allegations, but will divide its analysis based upon the allegations and respective arguments in the separately filed documents. Thus, the Court first considers the Motions to Dismiss Plaintiff's first complaint, ECF No. 1.
Defendant City of Las Vegas asserts that Plaintiff's complaint must be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). ECF No. 7 at 2. Defendant also states that the complaint lacks sufficient detail to adequately allow Defendants to ascertain liability and moves for a more definite statement. ECF No. 7 at 3-4. Plaintiff argues in her response that the "City of Las Vegas has no jurisdiction" but does not otherwise address Defendant's argument or adequately assert allegations against Defendant to cure the 12(b)(6) defect. It is evident from the face of the complaint that there are no discernible factual allegations against the City of Las Vegas and no clear claim made. Holding Plaintiff to "less stringent standards," the Court nonetheless finds she has failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and grants the Motion to Dismiss.
Defendant Ditech Financial, LLC states the complaint should be dismissed because it is not a pleading that states a claim for relief pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2). ECF No. 13 at 3. Ditech also states that the complaint is not a valid petition for involuntary bankruptcy, qui tam complaint, or quiet title complaint. Plaintiff's response does not address Defendant's argument and does not otherwise cure the defect alleged in its Motion to Dismiss.
Defendants Bank of New York Mellon, Bank of America, N.A., Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, and Seaside Trustee Inc. argue in their Motion to Dismiss that Plaintiff's complaint does not provide allegations or a statement of claims and therefore does not comply with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8(a), 9, and 12(b)(6). Defendants argue the complaint is "incoherent" and does not adequately identify the parties or make allegations against Defendants and was pled in such a way that Defendants cannot determine what conduct is being asserted against which Defendant. ECF No. 17 at 4-5. Plaintiff does not respond to these specific arguments in her response.
Defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. argues that Plaintiff has failed to satisfy Rule 12(b)(6) warranting dismissal, or in the alternative, moves for a more definite statement under Rule 12(e). JPMorgan ascertains the facts surrounding the foreclosure sale by relying on documents of public record. ECF No. 20 at 4-15. Defendant argues that it has no interest in a December 2006 loan extended to Plaintiff and that the complaint lacks allegations specific to Defendant and does not relate to any conduct of Defendant.
Finally, Defendant Bank of America, N.A. also argues that the complaint must be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) and for failure to state a claim pursuant to Rule 8(a). Defendant's argument is nearly verbatim the argument made by Defendants in ECF No. 17.
Defendants Fidelity National Title Company (Fidelity) and First American Title Insurance Company (First American) filed Motions to Dismiss Plaintiff's second complaint (ECF No. 64), ECF Nos. 65 and 70, respectively. Fidelity joined First American's motion. ECF No. 74.
Fidelity asserts the same arguments made by other Defendants in this action, that Plaintiff's second complaint fails to comply with Rule 8(a) and 12(b)(6). ECF No. 65 at 5-6. Specifically, Defendant states that the complaint does not identify specific conduct by Fidelity but appears to have named Fidelity as a Defendant because one of its employees was formerly employed by National Alliance Title.
Defendant First American also states that Plaintiff has failed to comply with Rule 12(b)(6). Defendant notes that Plaintiff has made some discernible allegations against it with regard to the foreclosure proceedings on the property identified in Plaintiff's complaint, located at 5003 Thunder River Circle, Las Vegas NV 89148. ECF No. 70 at 3. Defendant construes Plaintiff's complaint to be an alleged wrongful denial of an insurance claim under a lender's title insurance policy by First American.
Plaintiff did not file a response and does not otherwise allege in her complaint how she is insured by the Lender's Policy when her own exhibits make plain, she is a borrower, not a lender.
For the reasons stated above,