Munoz
Munoz v. PHH Mortgage Corp.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EFRAIN MUNOZ, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, et al., No. 1:08-cv-00759-MMB-BAM 6 Plaintiffs, ORDER RESPECTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION v. IN LIMINE #5 10 PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION, et al., 13 Defendants. Defendants’ fifth motion in limine (ECF 473) seeks “to preclude evidence related to the facts underlying the Court’s finding on Section 8(a) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, and to preclude Plaintiffs from ar- guing that the Court has already found a violation of RESPA.” ECF 473, at 1 (“defined term” omitted). For the reasons stated below, the court GRANTS the motion as to the second issue but DENIES it as unworkable as to the first issue. I. Defendants argue that because the court’s summary judgment ruling found that Plaintiffs proved the first three elements of RESPA Section 8(a), and…