Smith v. Ocwen Loan Serviicing, Llc

MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim

E.D. Va.December 28, 2016

1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division TERRY SMITH, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:16-cv-01598-GBL-TCB OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Defendant. MOTION TO DISMISS THE AMENDED COMPLAINT Defendant Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (“Ocwen”), by counsel, submits its Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 8. The Court should dismiss the Amended Complaint with prejudice because it fails to state a legally cognizable claim upon which relief may be granted. A supporting Memorandum of Law will be filed concurrently with this motion. WHEREFORE, Defendant Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC respectfully requests that the Court enter an Order dismissing the Amended Complaint with prejudice, awarding Ocwen its reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses incurred and granting Ocwen such further relief as the Court deems just and proper. Case 1:16-cv-01598-GBL-TCB Document 3 Filed 12/28/16 Page 1 of 3 PageID# 147 2 Dated: December 28, 2016 Respectfully submitted, OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC /s/ Allison Melton Andrew B. Pittman, VSB No. 47295 Allison Melton, VSB No. 75192 TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP 222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 2000 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Telephone: 757.687.7500 Facsimile: 757.687.7510 Email: andrew.pittman@troutmansanders.com Email: allison.melton@troutmansanders.com Counsel for Defendant Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC Case 1:16-cv-01598-GBL-TCB Document 3 Filed 12/28/16 Page 2 of 3 PageID# 148 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 28th day of December, 2016, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to the following CM/ECF participants: Counsel for Plaintiff Christopher E. Brown, Esq. The Brown Firm, PLLC 526 King St., Suite 207 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 /s/ Allison Melton Andrew B. Pittman, VSB No. 47295 Allison Melton, VSB No. 75192 TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP 222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 2000 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Telephone: 757.687.7500 Facsimile: 757.687.7510 Email: andrew.pittman@troutmansanders.com Email: allison.melton@troutmansanders.com Counsel for Defendant Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC Case 1:16-cv-01598-GBL-TCB Document 3 Filed 12/28/16 Page 3 of 3 PageID# 149