Binal Patel v. Wells Fargo Bank

MEMORANDUM

Binal S. and Shailesh Patel appeal the district court’s dismissal of their amended complaint. The district court granted defendant Wells Fargo Home Mortgage’s (“Wells Fargo”) unopposed motion to dismiss the Patels’ original complaint, brought for alleged improper foreclosure of their property, but granted leave to amend. After the Patels filed their first amended complaint, which added New Hope Capital LLC (“New Hope”) as a defendant, the district court heard arguments and granted defendants’ motions to dismiss as to all defendants, and allowed the Patels twenty-one days in which to file a second amended complaint. Almost two months after the deadline to file a second amended complaint, the district court, on New Hope’s motion, dismissed the case with prejudice for failure to amend the first amended complaint.

The court of appeals reviews a district court’s decision to dismiss an action for failure to file an amended complaint in a timely manner for abuse of discretion. Eldridge v. Block, 832 F.2d 1132, 1136 (9th Cir.1987). The Patels argue that the district court violated their due process rights by failing to afford them the opportunity to respond before dismissing…