Philip Markowitz v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 PHILIP MARKOWITZ, Case № 2:23-cv-06528-ODW (MRWx)

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR SUMMARY

14 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. et al., JUDGMENT [32]

15 Defendants.

16 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Philip Markowitz brings this action against Defendant JPMorgan 19 Chase Bank, N.A. (“Chase”) for alleged improper retention of funds in Markowitz’s 20 bank accounts. (Notice of Removal (“NOR”) Ex. 1 (“Compl.”), ECF Nos. 1, 1-1.) 21 Chase now moves for summary judgment. (Mot. Summ. J. (“Motion” or “Mot.”), 22 ECF No. 32.) For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS IN PART AND 23 DENIES IN PART Chase’s Motion.1 24 25 26

28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. II. BACKGROUND The Court takes the …