Poorsina

BACKGROUND

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

22 The following factual background is based on the records in this case and the averments 23 presented to the Court by Plaintiff Poorsina. [Dkt. 1]. 24 Plaintiff Poorsina is a citizen of California. Id. at ¶¶ 3, 5. He filed this action in propria 25 persona against Defendants Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”); Guaranteed Rate, Inc. 26 (“Guaranteed Rate”); and Xiaosong Zhang (“Zhang”) and Meng Li (“Li”), Co-Trustees of the Li 27 corporation, headquartered in North Carolina. Id. at ¶ 6. Defendant Guaranteed Rate is a Delaware corporation, headquartered in Illinois. Id. at ¶ 7. Defendants Zhang and Li are citizens of the state of California. Id. at ¶¶ 3, 8. In 2005, Plaintiff Poorsina was the owner of a residence located at 1563 28th Avenue, San Francisco, California (“Disputed Property”). Id. at ¶ 9. In May 2005, Plaintiff Poorsina received a mortgage loan of $890,000 from Countrywide Corporation, which was “memorialized in a promissory note” and “secured by a Deed of Trust (‘DOT’)” recorded as Instrument No. “2005- H952250-00.” Id. It is unclear from the Complaint, but,…