(December 31, 2018, 2:19 PM EST) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 21 affirmed a district court’s order dismissing claims for wrongful foreclosure, violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other causes of action against a bank, holding that they failed to state sufficient facts to state plausible claims for relief (Robert E. Hall, et al. v. Bank of New York Mellon, et al., No. 18-15801, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 36176)....