(PS) Gilbert v. Clear Recon Corp

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL EDWARD GILBERT, No. 2:24-cv-2308-DC-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CLEAR RECON CORP, et al. Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Paul Edward Gilbert proceeds pro se and this matter is before the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302(c)(21). On January 10, 2025, defendant Citibank N.A. (“Citibank”) moved to dismiss plaintiff’s claims against it in the operative first amended complaint (“FAC”) under Rule 8 and Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (ECF No. 52.). This motion is appropriate for decision without oral argument. See Local Rule 230(g). For the reasons set forth below, the motion to dismiss should be granted. I. Background1 On May 22, 2024, Citibank purchased the Subject Property at a foreclosure sale. (ECF No. 53 at 4-6.) A Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale transferring title of the Subject Property to Citibank 26 1 The court takes judicial notice of…