Silva v. U.S. Bank, Nat'l Assoc., Under the Pooling & Serv. Agreement Dated 1, 2007, Gsamp Trust 2007-Nci, Mortg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 207, Nci, Paul King, Dist. Court Judge, in His Individual Capacity, David J. Stevens, Dist. Court Judge, in His Individual Capacity, 18TH Judicial Dist., Court of Colo. Arapahoe Cnty., Richard B. Caschette, Dist. Court Judge, in His Individual Capacity, Christine Duffy, Douglas Cnty. Pub. Tr., in Her Individual Capacity, Lawrence E. Castle, in His Corporate Capacity, Robert J. Hopp, in His Individual & Corporate Capacity, Mers Inc.

294 F. Supp. 3d 1117
CourtDistrict Court, D. Colorado
DecidedFebruary 14, 2018
DocketCivil Action No. 17–cv–01529–WJM–KLM
StatusPublished
Cited by7 cases

This text of 294 F. Supp. 3d 1117 (Silva v. U.S. Bank, Nat'l Assoc., Under the Pooling & Serv. Agreement Dated 1, 2007, Gsamp Trust 2007-Nci, Mortg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 207, Nci, Paul King, Dist. Court Judge, in His Individual Capacity, David J. Stevens, Dist. Court Judge, in His Individual Capacity, 18TH Judicial Dist., Court of Colo. Arapahoe Cnty., Richard B. Caschette, Dist. Court Judge, in His Individual Capacity, Christine Duffy, Douglas Cnty. Pub. Tr., in Her Individual Capacity, Lawrence E. Castle, in His Corporate Capacity, Robert J. Hopp, in His Individual & Corporate Capacity, Mers Inc.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering District Court, D. Colorado primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Silva v. U.S. Bank, Nat'l Assoc., Under the Pooling & Serv. Agreement Dated 1, 2007, Gsamp Trust 2007-Nci, Mortg. Pass-Through Certificates, Series 207, Nci, Paul King, Dist. Court Judge, in His Individual Capacity, David J. Stevens, Dist. Court Judge, in His Individual Capacity, 18TH Judicial Dist., Court of Colo. Arapahoe Cnty., Richard B. Caschette, Dist. Court Judge, in His Individual Capacity, Christine Duffy, Douglas Cnty. Pub. Tr., in Her Individual Capacity, Lawrence E. Castle, in His Corporate Capacity, Robert J. Hopp, in His Individual & Corporate Capacity, Mers Inc., 294 F. Supp. 3d 1117 (D. Colo. 2018).

Opinion

RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

ENTERED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE KRISTEN L. MIX

This matter is before the Court on the following motions: (1) Defendant Christine Duffy's Motion to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint [# 57]1 ("Duffy's Motion"), (2) Defendant Robert J. Hopp's Motion to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint Pursuant to Fed. R. 12(b)(1) and Fed. R. 12(b)(6) [# 59] ("Hopp's Motion"), (3) Defendants Judge Paul King, Judge David J. Stevens, Judge Richard B. Caschette, and the 18th Judicial District Court of Colorado Arapahoe County's Motion to Dismiss [# 61] (the "Judicial Defendants' Motion"), (4) Defendants US Bank and MERS' Motion to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint [# 62] ("US Bank and MERS' Motion"), and (5) Defendant Lawrence E. Castle's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) [# 80] ("Castle's Motion"). Plaintiff filed Responses [# 65, # 66, # 75, # 84] to Defendants US Bank and MERS, Duffy, the Judicial Defendants, and Castle's Motions, respectively.2 Defendant US

*1122Bank and MERS, Duffy, the Judicial Defendants, and Castle filed Replies [# 77, # 76, # 79, # 88, respectively]. No Response or Reply was filed with respect to Hopp's Motion [# 59].

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and D.C.COLO.LCivR 72.1(c)(3), the Motions have been referred to the undersigned for recommendation. See [# 58, # 60, # 63, # 64, # 81]. Having reviewed all motions and related briefing, the entire case file, the relevant law, and being sufficiently advised in the premises, the Court respectfully RECOMMENDS that all Defendants' Motions [# 57, # 59, # 61, # 62, # 80] be GRANTED .

I. Background

Plaintiff challenges the foreclosure of her residential property (the "Property"). Plaintiff previously filed a lawsuit in this Court (13-cv-02289-MSK-CBS), in which a settlement agreement was reached between Plaintiff and Ocwen Loan Servicing. Plaintiff later disputed the settlement agreement and the case was ultimately administratively closed on September 15, 2014, in order for the parties to discuss alternative resolutions to the litigation. See Order [# 101]. To date, the 2013 matter has not been reopened.

Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se,3 filed a Complaint [# 1] initiating the present lawsuit on June 23, 2017. Plaintiff filed a series of motions for injunctive relief seeking to enjoin the state court from proceeding with a Forcible Entry and Detainer proceeding. The Court recommended denying the earlier motions due to procedural deficiencies, and most recently recommended denying Plaintiff's request for injunctive relief because the Court found that Plaintiff had failed to show a likelihood of success on the merits. See Recommendation [# 56]. The District Judge adopted the Recommendation. Order [# 67]. Meanwhile, Plaintiff successfully amended her pleadings, the operative pleading now being the Second Amended Complaint [# 47].

Plaintiff raises eight enumerated claims for relief in the Second Amended Complaint [# 47]: (1) due process and equal protection violations of the Fourteenth Amendment pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, (2) conspiracy pursuant to § 1983, (3) fraud by misrepresentation and non-disclosure, (4) unjust enrichment, (5) a request for injunctive relief pursuant to Ex Parte Young , and (6) misfeasance in public office.4 Second Am. Compl. [# 47] at 1-2. Plaintiff alleges that § 38-38-101 of the Colorado Revised Statutes as amended by HB-1387, which provide the basis for Colorado's foreclosure procedures under Rule 120, violate the Fourteenth Amendment. Plaintiff brings these claims against the following Defendants: (1) the assignee and assignor of the deed of trust on her residence (Defendants US Bank and MERS), (2) three State Court District Judges who presided over her state court proceedings (Defendant Judges Caschette, Stevens, *1123and King) and the District where the proceedings took place (Defendant 18th Judicial District), (3) a Public Trustee (Defendant Duffy), and (4) two private attorneys (Defendants Castle and Hopp).5

As relief, Plaintiff seeks an order voiding the foreclosure and setting aside any foreclosure sale, a declaration that the amendments to Colorado's foreclosure statute are unconstitutional, a declaration that Rule 120 is procedurally defective, $1,000,000 in damages each from Defendants Castle and Hopp, and other related relief. See Second Am. Compl. [# 47] at 39-41.

On October 20, 2017, Defendants US Bank and MERS filed a Suggestion of Bankruptcy, and Notice of Relief from Stay [# 83] stating that Plaintiff has filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy protection (Case No. 17-17973-EEB), but that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado granted a relief from stay "to proceed with litigation pending" in the present matter. See [# 83].

II. Legal Standards

A. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1)

The purpose of a motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) is to test whether the Court has jurisdiction to properly hear the case before it. Because "federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction," the Court must have a statutory basis to exercise its jurisdiction. Montoya v. Chao, 296 F.3d 952, 955 (10th Cir. 2002) ; Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1). Statutes conferring subject-matter jurisdiction on federal courts are to be strictly construed. F & S Const. Co. v. Jensen, 337 F.2d 160, 161 (10th Cir. 1964). "The burden of establishing subject-matter jurisdiction is on the party asserting jurisdiction." Id. (citing Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 U.S. 375, 377, 114 S.Ct.

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