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Victor Rivera v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC
676 F. App'x 714
| 9th Cir. | 2017
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*2 Before: TROTT, TASHIMA, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Victor Orlando Rivera appeals pro se from the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s (“BAP”) judgment affirming the bankruptcy court’s judgment dismissing Rivera’s adversary proceeding with prejudice. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d). We review de novo BAP decisions, and apply the same standard of review that the BAP applied to the bankruptcy court’s ruling. Boyajian v. New Falls Corp. (In re Boyajian) , 564 F.3d 1088, 1090 (9th Cir. 2009). We affirm.

The bankruptcy court properly dismissed Rivera’s adversary proceeding for failure to state a claim because California law does not permit Rivera to bring a preemptive suit to challenge defendants’ authority to initiate nonjudicial foreclosure proceedings. See Gomes v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc. , 121 Cal. Rptr. 3d 819, 824 (Ct. App. 2011) (California law does not “provide for a judicial action to determine whether the person initiating the foreclosure process is indeed authorized” absent “a specific factual basis for alleging that the foreclosure was not initiated by the correct party”). To the extent that Rivera contends defendants engaged in fraudulent conduct, Rivera failed to plead the alleged fraud with particularity. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b).

Rivera’s request to amend the caption, filed August 3, 2016, is denied. *3 Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.’s request for judicial notice, filed November 25, 2015, is granted.

AFFIRMED.

Case Details

Case Name: Victor Rivera v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date Published: Jan 26, 2017
Citation: 676 F. App'x 714
Docket Number: 15-60009
Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.
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