Judith Locke v. Dennis Massie

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On March 27, 2018, Plaintiff Judith Locke (“Plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against Defendants Dennis Massie and Samantha Massie in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. In her Complaint, Plaintiff alleges that she and Dennis Massie each have a fifty percent ownership interest in property located at 30 2nd Street, Templeton, California (the “Property”). Plaintiff also alleges that there are several liens and encumbrances, including federal tax liens, on the Property which affect Dennis Massie’s one-half interest. In addition, Plaintiff alleges that Dennis Massie is denying her access to the Property and has refused her demand to sell the Property or to otherwise communicate with her regarding the Property. Plaintiff seeks, amongst other remedies, partition by sale of the Property. On August 7, 2019, Plaintiff filed an Amendment to Complaint to Substitute True Names for Fictitious Names Pursuant to [California] Code of Civil Procedure Section § [sic] 474 (“Amendment to the Complaint”), which substituted United States of America Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service, CitiBank, N.A., State of California Franchise Tax Board, Cavalry…