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44 55 66 77 United States District Court 88 Central District of California 99 1100 1111 BRIGHAM FIELD et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-09563-ODW-(JCx)

1122 Plaintiffs, ORDER REMANDING CASE TO

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1144 GENOVA CAPITAL, INC. et al.,

1155 Defendants.

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1177 1188 I. INTRODUCTION 1199 On October 19, 2020, Plaintiffs Colette Pelissier and Brigham Field filed a 2200 Complaint in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura (“State Court 2211 Action”). (Notice of Removal (“Removal”) ¶¶ 1, 10, Ex. 1 (“Compl.”), ECF No. 1.) 2222 Plaintiffs contend Defendants Genova Capital, Inc. and California TD Specialists’ 2233 (“Defendants”) efforts to foreclose on their beach-front Malibu home are improper. 2244 (Compl. ¶¶ 23–40.) In the Complaint, Plaintiffs assert three claims for (1) relief 2255 pursuant to California Civil Code section 2924.17; (2) declaratory relief; and 2266 (3) breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. (Id.) On October 19, 2020, 2277 Defendants removed the State Court Action to federal court, asserting…