Jody Aliff v. Vervent, Inc.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 17 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JODY ALIFF; et al., No. 20-56121

Plaintiffs-Appellees, D.C. No. 3:20-cv-00697-DMS-AHG v.

VERVENT, INC., FKA First Associates MEMORANDUM* Loan Servicing, LLC; et al.,

Defendants-Appellants,

and

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY

AMERICAS,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California Dana M. Sabraw, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 19, 2021 Pasadena, California

Before: WARDLAW and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges, and BOUGH,** District Judge.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable Stephen R. Bough, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, sitting by designation. In this putative class action, a group of for-profit college students who took

out student loans (“Students”) are suing their lender, their loan servicer, and a

collection of related…