Pena
Pena v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
BACKGROUND
19 For purposes of the instant motion, the Court assumes the following allegations in 20 the operative complaint, the First Amended Complaint ("FAC"), are true. 21 Plaintiff Eduardo Peña "obtained status under DACA [Deferred Action for 22 Childhood Arrivals] along with a Social Security number and federal work authorization in 23 24 1Defendant's reply in support of its motion to stay or bifurcate discovery was 25 submitted in double-sided format. For future reference, defendant is advised that all future chambers copies must be submitted in single-sided format. See Standing Orders 26 for Civil Cases Assigned to The Honorable Maxine M. Chesney ¶ 2; Civil L.R. 3-4(c)(2) (providing “text must appear on one side only”). 27 or around 2012" and "[h]e has since renewed his DACA status three times." (See FAC ¶ 9.) He presently is employed as a "tax manager." (See FAC ¶ 8.) "In or around November 2018," plaintiff "submitted an online application for an auto loan through the Wells Fargo website," and, "[w]hen the online application requested that he enter his citizenship status," he selected "non-resident alien." (See FAC ¶ 49.) "At some…