Judge Dismisses Claims Against Lender After Borrower Fails To Oppose Motion

Mealey's (September 8, 2016, 12:55 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on Sept. 7 granted a lender's motion to dismiss asserted by a homeowner for negligence and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, noting that the plaintiff in the case failed to file her opposition to the pleading by the established court deadline (Raquel Velasquez v. Caliber Home Loans Inc., et al., No. 2:16-cv-5960-ODW [E], C.D. Calif.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120970)....