Free Proposed Order - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-04765-CRB

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Matthew S. Hale, Esq. HALE & ASSOCIATES Calif. State Bar No. 136690 45 Rivermont Drive Newport News, VA 23601 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1951 Newport News, VA 23601 Telephone No. (757) 596-1143 E-Mail: [email protected] Attorney for Plaintiffs, DAVID J. LEE and DANIEL R. LLOYD UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DAVID J. LEE, and DANIEL R. LLOYD, ) Case No.: C-07-4765 CRB ) as individuals and, on behalf of others ) PLAINTIFFS' PROPOSED [ORDER] similarly situated, ) RE: DEFENDANT AMERICAN EXPRESS ) BANK F.S.B.'S MOTION TO DISMISS Plaintiffs, ) ) PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT, PURSUANT vs. ) TO FED.R.CIV.P. 12(b)(6) ) ) ) AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL ) RELATED SERVICES, INC., a New York ) ) corporation, AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION BANK, a Utah corporation, ) ) AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK, FSB, a ) Utah corporation, and DOES 1, through ) ) 100, inclusive, ) ) ) Defendants. ) )

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David Lee, et al. vs. American Express Travel Related Services, Inc., et al. Plaintiffs' Proposed [Order] Re: Defendant American Express Bank F.S.B.'S Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint, Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(B)(6)

Case 3:07-cv-04765-CRB

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The motion of Defendant, American Express Bank F.S.B., came on for hearing before this Court Friday, November 30, 2007. Matthew Hale, Esq. appeared on behalf of Plaintiffs David J. Lee, and Daniel R. Lloyd. Stephen J. Newman appeared on behalf of Defendant

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American Express Bank F.S.B. After considering the written submissions and the arguments of counsel, and all other matters presented to the Court, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Defendant's Motion is DENIED. The Court rules as follows:

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1. Plaintiffs' Complaint is not preempted by the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), 12 U.S.C. §§ 1462 et seq. and/or 12 C.F.R. § 560.2(b)(9);

2. The California Unfair Competition Law ("UCL"), California Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17200 et seq., the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act

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("CLRA"), California Civil Code § 1750 et seq., and common law in the context of plaintiffs' complaint have, at most, only an incidental effect on Defendants' credit operation

DATED:

November ___, 2007

By: ____________________________ Honorable Charles R. Breyer U.S. District Court Judge

David Lee, et al. vs. American Express Travel Related Services, Inc., et al. Plaintiffs' Proposed [Order] Re: Defendant American Express Bank F.S.B.'S Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint, Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(B)(6)