Faubion
Faubion v. FCI Lender Services, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VERONICA FAUBION, et al., No. 2:20-cv-01463-JAM-CKD Plaintiffs, v. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO DISMISS
FCI LENDER SERVICES, INC. et al., 15 Defendants. 16 I. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1 In February 2017, Veronica Faubion and her husband, Brandon Hintz, (“Plaintiffs”) entered into a lease-option-to-purchase real estate agreement for the Property at issue in this case. First Am. Compl. (“FAC”) ¶ 30, ECF No. 15. In November 2018, the seller requested Plaintiffs let the lease-option agreement expire and agreed to grant them a three-year extension so they could finish upgrades and secure financing. Id. ¶ 31. Shortly thereafter, the seller rescinded the offer to extend the
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 January 26, 2021. contract. Id. ¶ 32. Prior to the expiration of the option-to- purchase,…