Catherine
Catherine v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONALD CATHERINE, No. 2:19-cv-01487-JAM-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR LEAVE
TO AMEND COMPLAINT
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Defendant. 16 Before the Court is Plaintiff Donald Catherine’s (“Plaintiff”) motion for leave to amend his first amended complaint. Mot., ECF No. 22, at 2. Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., (“Defendant” or “Wells Fargo”) opposes this motion. Opp’n, ECF No. 25. For the reasons set forth below the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion.1 I. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In 2004, Plaintiff obtained a refinance loan for his home from Wells Fargo’s predecessor-in-interest, World Savings Bank,
1 This motion was determined to be suitable for decision without oral argument. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(g). The hearing was scheduled for August 11, 2020. FSB. Mot., Exh. A, Proposed Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) ¶ 14. In 2014, Plaintiff stopped making payments…