Federal Judge Finds No Modification Request, Dismisses UCL Claim

Mealey's (March 8, 2017, 1:59 PM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge on March 6 granted a bank and a servicer's motion to dismiss claims for violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL) and Labor Code, finding that a property owner failed to show that he had a loan modification request pending at the time a notice of default was filed (Samuel Rodriguez v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al., No. 2:16-cv-00232, E.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31587)....