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MBA v. HSBC BANK USA, N.A., 3:13-CV-4769-L. (2014)

Court: District Court, N.D. Texas Number: infdco20140919b96 Visitors: 3
Filed: Sep. 18, 2014
Latest Update: Sep. 18, 2014
Summary: ORDER SAM A. LINDSAY, District Judge. Before the court is Plaintiffs' Opposed Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint (Doc. 11), filed February 27, 2014. On September 2, 2014, Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver entered Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge ("Report") recommending that Plaintiffs' motion be granted in part and denied in part. Specifically, the magistrate judge recommends that the court: (1) grant Plaintiffs' request to amend their pleadi
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ORDER

SAM A. LINDSAY, District Judge.

Before the court is Plaintiffs' Opposed Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint (Doc. 11), filed February 27, 2014. On September 2, 2014, Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver entered Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge ("Report") recommending that Plaintiffs' motion be granted in part and denied in part. Specifically, the magistrate judge recommends that the court: (1) grant Plaintiffs' request to amend their pleadings to add a claim against Defendant Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC ("Ocwen") under the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") for alleged misrepresentations that led Plaintiffs to believe that they had entered a loan modification; and (2) deny without prejudice Plaintiffs' request to amend their pleadings to add proposed fraud-based claims. The magistrate judge recommends that Plaintiffs' motion be denied in all other respects. No objections were filed to the Report.

Having reviewed the motion, response, record, and Report, the court determines that the findings and conclusions of the magistrate judge are correct, and accepts them as those of the court. Accordingly, the court grants in part and denies in part Plaintiffs' Opposed Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint (Doc. 11). Specifically, the court grants Plaintiffs' request to amend their pleadings to add a claim against Ocwen under the FDCPA for alleged misrepresentations that led Plaintiffs to believe that they had entered a loan modification; and denies without prejudice Plaintiffs' request to amend their pleadings to add proposed fraud-based claims. Plaintiffs' motion is denied in all other respects. Any amended complaint by Plaintiffs to add the FDCPA claim against Ocwen must be filed by October 8, 2014, in accordance with this order and the magistrate judge's Report. If the amended complaint filed by Plaintiffs contains any amendments beyond those permitted by this order and the Report, those amendments will be stricken.

It is so ordered.

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