Kesri Sekhon v. Bac Home Loans Servicing Lp

MEMORANDUM

Kesri Sekhon and Marie Lidell (“Appellants”) appeal the district court’s order denying their motion to remand to California state court their Complaint against defendants-appellees BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, United Guaranty Insurance Co. of North Carolina, and the Bank of New York Mellon (together, “Appellees”), and granting Appellees’ motions to dismiss the Complaint under Central District of California Local Rule 7-12. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review the district court’s determination of subject matter jurisdiction de novo. Schnabel v. Lui, 302 F.3d 1028, 1029 (9th Cir.2002). We review the “district court’s dismissal pursuant to its local rules for abuse of discretion.” Ghazali v. Moran, 46 F.3d 52, 53 (9th Cir.1995). “Only in rare cases will we question the exercise of discretion in connection with the application of local rules.” Id. We affirm the district court.

In this case, Appellants filed suit in California state court seeking a declaratory judgment cancelling $400,000 and $105,000 promissory notes and deeds of trust, voiding any transfers of the instruments, and enjoining Appellees from further transfers, along with an unspecified…