Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Case No. 3:25-cv-00671-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE TO

v. DEFENDANT EQUAAN SMITH

EQUAAN D SMITH, et al., Defendants.

12 This case arises out of years of litigation following Wells Fargo’s foreclosure of a home owned by Defendant Equaan Smith in which Defendant Russell Robinson, her former attorney, owns a four percent interest. In 2020, Wells Fargo brought an action for declaratory relief, cancellation of instrument, quiet title, and slander of title in the Alameda County Superior Court. See Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. VS Smith, No. RG20051563. Two years later, the parties filed a stipulated dismissal following a settlement whereby judgment was entered in Wells Fargo’s favor. Since this time, Defendants have removed the action to this court on five occasions, seeking to prevent the superior court from ruling on pending motions to enforce the judgment and/or convey possession of the subject property to Wells Fargo.…