(PS) McManus v. NBS Default Services, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PRISCILLA McMANUS, No. 2:18-cv-2047 JAM AC PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS NBS DEFAULT SERVICES, LLC, et al., Defendants. 16 This case is before the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). On August 17, 2020 the VDRP process was completed, and the parties subsequently submitted a VDRP Completion Joint Status Report. ECF No. 76. Pursuant to the parties’ joint status report and upon reviewing the case, the court ordered defendant Bank of America to file an answer by September 30, 2020. ECF No. 78. Bank of America filed its answer with affirmative defenses on September 23, 2020. ECF No. 79. Now before the court is plaintiff’s motion to strike the answer and affirmative defenses. ECF No. 81. Plaintiff argues that the affirmative defenses were not properly pled, and that the answer was untimely. Id. Plaintiff’s motion must be denied. First, the answer was clearly not untimely. It was filed 26…