Ames
Ames v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LINDA AMES, Case No. 23-cv-01080-DMR
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
v. CASE SHOULD NOT BE
TRANSFERRED
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
Defendant.
Self-represented Plaintiff Linda Ames filed a complaint and an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). [Docket No. 1-3.] The complaint alleges claims related to the 2013 foreclosure of property located in Vancouver, Washington against Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”). Plaintiff avers the complaint satisfies the requirements of diversity jurisdiction because she resides in Washington, Wells Fargo’s principal place of business is in California, and the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000. Compl. ¶¶ 4-6. The court issued an Order to Show Cause (“OSC”) in which it took judicial notice of the fact that Plaintiff previously filed a complaint against Wells Fargo alleging similar claims related to the foreclosure and sale of the same real…