Allan R. Lazar v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL

Case No. EDCV 24-2733-KK-DTBx Date: January 2, 2025 Title:

Present: The Honorable KENLY KIYA KATO, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Noe Ponce Not Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter

Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present

Proceedings: (In Chambers) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE Regarding Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Sanctions

On December 29, 2024, plaintiffs Allan Lazar and Jo Millerica Lazar (“Plaintiffs”) filed a Complaint against defendants Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, Wilmington Trust National Association, Affina Default Services, and Does 1-50 (“Defendants”) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, asserting state law claims with respect to Defendants’ foreclosure proceedings on Plaintiffs’ property. ECF Docket No. (“Dkt.”) 1. Plaintiffs seek declaratory relief, injunctive relief, disgorgement of Defendants’ illegal profits, and damages. Id. at 19-20.

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