Virgilio Orcilla v. Bank of America, N.A.

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519 F. App'x 477
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 21, 201311-16727California436 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Virgilio and Teodora Orcilla appeal pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing their action arising from foreclosure proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo, Cervantes v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 656 F.3d 1034, 1040-41 (9th Cir.2011), and we affirm.

The district court properly dismissed the Orcillas’ federal breach of contract claim because the Orcillas were not intended third-party beneficiaries of the Servicer Participation Agreement. See GECCMC, 2005-C1 Plummer St. Office L.P. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 671 F.3d 1027, 1033 (9th Cir.2012) (“Parties that benefit from a government contract are generally assumed to be incidental beneficiaries, rather than intended beneficiaries, and so may not enforce the contract absent a clear intent to the contrary.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)); Klamath Water Users Protective Assoc’n v. Patterson, 204 F.3d 1206, 1211 (9th Cir.1999) (plain language of government contract was sufficient to show lack of intent to grant third-party beneficiary rights).

The district court properly dismissed the Orcillas’ procedural due process claim because the Orcillas did not…

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