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1 JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL LLP
RICHARD A. ROGAN (Bar No. 67310) E-FILED
2 rrogan@jmbm.com 11/3/2020 4:31 PM
JOSHUA HAEVERNICK (Bar No. 308380) Superior Court of California
3 Two Embarcadero Center, Fifth Floor County of Fresno
San Francisco, California 94111-3813 By: C. York, Deputy
4 Telephone: (415) 398-8080
Facsimile: (415) 398-5584
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DOWLING AARON INCORPORATED
6 G. ANDREW SLATER (Bar No. 238126)
aslater@dowlingaaron.com
7 8080 North Palm Avenue, Third Floor
P.O. Box 28902
8 Fresno, California 93729-8902
Telephone: (559) 432-4500
9 Facsimile: (559) 432-4590
10 Attorneys for City National Bank
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12 SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
13 COUNTY OF FRESNO
14 SURGIT BAGGA, CASE NO. 16CECG03336
15 Plaintiff,
DEFENDANT CITY NATIONAL BANK'S
16 v. SEPARATE STATEMENT OF
UNDISPUTED MATERIAL FACTS IN
17 CITY NATIONAL BANK, a national banking SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR SUMMARY
association, et al., JUDGMENT, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE,
18 MOTION FOR SUMMARY
Defendants. ADJUDICATION
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Date: January 21, 2021
20 Time: 3:30 p.m.
Dept.: 403
21 Judge: Hon. Kristi Culver Kapetan
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Action Filed: October 14, 2016
23 Trial Date: February 22, 2021
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SEPARATE STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED MATERIAL FACTS IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION
1 Defendant City National Bank ("Bank"), submits the following as the Separate Statement of
2 Undisputed Material Facts in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment, or In the Alternative, for
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Summary Adjudication against Plaintiff Surgit Bagga ("Motion") pursuant to California Code of
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Civil Procedure § 437c(b) and California Rule of Court 3.1350.
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DEFENDANT'S UNDISPUTED MATERIAL PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE AND
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7 FACTS AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
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1. The Court dismissed the First, Second and
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Fourth Causes of Action of the SAC against
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CNB for Wrongful Foreclosure, Negligence and
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12 Negligent Misrepresentation at the December 20,
13 2019 hearing of Defendant's Motion for
14 Summary Judgment or, in the Alternative,
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Summary Adjudication
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17 Request for Judicial Notice ("RJN") at ¶2, Ex. 2.
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2. The SAC admits the Promissory Note specifies
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20 monthly loan payments are due on the first day
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SAC (see RJN at ¶1, Ex. 1), ¶¶21, 108 and 118;
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Ex. A, Promissory Note, ¶2.4(b).
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3. The SAC admits that the Promissory Note
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provides that if a payment is not made within 10
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JUDGMENT, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION
1 DEFENDANT'S UNDISPUTED MATERIAL PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE AND
2 FACTS AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
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4 days, it will incur a late charge.
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SAC, ¶¶22, 108 and 118; Ex. A, Promissory
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Note, ¶5. Declaration of Michael D. Rosenheck
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8 in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment, or
9 in the Alternative, Motion for Summary
10 Adjudication ("Rosenheck Dec."), ¶¶5-6, Exhibit
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13 4. The SAC attaches "a true and correct copy of a
14 summary of payments generated by City
15 National Bank showing all mortgage payments
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made by Mrs. Bagga from 2009 through
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09/15/2014...."
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19 SAC, ¶¶25, 108 and 118, Ex. C.
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21 5. Each payment was credited on the day it was
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Rosenheck Dec., ¶7.
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6. Exhibit C is a report from the same database that
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was used to generate the monthly loan
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SEPARATE STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED MATERIAL FACTS IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR SUMMARY
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1 DEFENDANT'S UNDISPUTED MATERIAL PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE AND
2 FACTS AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
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4 statements sent to Plaintiff.
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Rosenheck Dec., ¶10.
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7 7. Exhibit C, the "true and correct" loan summary,
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establishes the dates on which Plaintiff's
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payments were received by the Bank and how
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the payments were applied.
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12 Rosenheck Dec., ¶10.
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14 8. CNB did not misrepresent the facts as to when a
15 late charge would be incurred nor did CNB
16 misrepresent the date it received payments and
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how they were applied.
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19 SAC, ¶¶21, 108 and 118; Exs. A and C;
20 Rosenheck Dec., ¶¶5-10, Exs. 1 and 2.
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22 9. CNB sent detailed loan statements to Plaintiff
23 each month that accurately set forth the principal
24 balance, interest due, late charges, interest rate,
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the amount of each payment and how it would
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be allocated.
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SEPARATE STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED MATERIAL FACTS IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, MOTION FOR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION
1 DEFENDANT'S UNDISPUTED MATERIAL PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE AND
2 FACTS AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
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4 Rosenheck Dec., ¶8.
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10. The loan statements are generated monthly from
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the same computer database, printed on
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8 stationery with the Bank's logo and sent to
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Rosenheck Dec., ¶8.
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11. The monthly statements accurately represented
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activity in the loan account and did not contain a
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false representation.
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16 Rosenheck Dec., ¶9.
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18 12. Plaintiff admits that the Promissory Note
19 specifically provides that payments are applied
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lender, not when the check is dropped in a
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mailbox.
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24 SAC, Ex. C; Promissory Note, ¶3.
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26 13. Loan payments are credited on the day they are
27 delivered to the Bank, and that the loan summary
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2 FACTS AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
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4 accurately recorded each such payment.
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Rosenheck Dec., ¶¶7-10.
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7 14. Every month, Plaintiff received a loan statement
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that disclosed exactly when the previous
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payment was credited and how it was credited.
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11 Rosenheck Dec., ¶9.
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13 15. Each statement set forth the date on which the
14 previous payment was credited against the loan
15 and the amount of late charge, if any, that was
16 assessed.
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18 Rosenheck Dec., ¶9.
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16. Plaintiff signed the Promissory Note and also
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initialed each page of the Promissory Note.
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SAC, Ex. 1; Promissory Note, ¶16(1) and (2), at
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6.
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25 17. In the Promissory Note, Plaintiff acknowledged
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that she "has carefully read and understands the
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terms of the loan documents" and that she "has
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4 executed the loan documents freely and
5 voluntarily after having consulted with
6 [Plaintiff's] legal counsel and after having had all
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of the terms of the loan documents explained" to
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her by counsel or "having had a full and
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adequate opportunity to consult" with her
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counsel.
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SAC, Ex. 1; Promissory Note, ¶16(1) and (2), at
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6.
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15 18. Plaintiff is the borrower on a commercial real
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estate loan secured by a deed of trust on a "55-
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room [sic] luxury apartment complex" in Fresno
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that she owned and rented to tenants.
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SAC, ¶¶15, 18, 38, 43, 44, 92 and 128; Ex. B.
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22 19. Plaintiff hired Fresno Management Company "to
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to Plaintiff with respect to the Property."
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26 SAC, ¶¶38 and 128.
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1 DEFENDANT'S UNDISPUTED MATERIAL PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE AND
2 FACTS AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
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4 20. Plaintiff is "an individual."
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SAC, ¶¶1, 128.
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7 21. Plaintiff is not in the business of making
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commercial real estate loans secured by
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apartment buildings in competition with CNB,
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nor can Plaintiff prove otherwise because
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Plaintiff is not licensed to make loans in the
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13 State of California.
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Declaration of Joshua K. Haevernick in Support
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of Motion for Summary Judgment, or in the
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17 Alternative, Motion for Summary Adjudication
18 ("Haevernick Decl.") at ¶¶2-3, Exs. 1-2.
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22. The Court previously dismissed Plaintiff's
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21 allegations of negligent misrepresentation and
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RJN, Exhibit 2.
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23. CNB did not conspire with anyone regarding the
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administration of this loan, including Fresno
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4 Management Company, Kruse and Hutchens.
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Rosenheck Dec., ¶11.
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7 24. CNB alone engaged Partner Engineering and
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Science, Inc., a national property condition
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assessment consulting firm ("Partner"), to
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prepare a Property Condition Report.
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12 Rosenheck Dec., ¶12.
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14 25. On June 11, 2013, Partner issued its Property
15 Condition Report showing only $180,000 in
16 Immediate Repairs were needed.
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18 Rosenheck Dec., ¶13 Ex. 3, at Table 1.
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26. The Property Condition Report recites that
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"Partner was engaged by City National Bank to
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22 perform the assessment."
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Rosenheck Dec., ¶13 Ex. 3, at ¶1.2, p. 1.
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25 27. The Property Condition Report specifically notes
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that "[t]his report and the information therein,
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4 are for the exclusive use of City National Bank."
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Rosenheck Dec., ¶13 Ex. 3, at ¶1.2, p. 1.
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7 28. Plaintiff dismissed Fresno Management
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Company, Jim Kruse and Ray Hutchins from
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this action.
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11 RJN at ¶3 Ex. 3.
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13 29. Exhibit C to the SAC is "[a] true and correct
14 copy of a summary of payments generated by
15 City National Bank showing all mortgage
16 payments made by Mrs. Bagga from 2009
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through 09/15/2014."
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19 SAC,¶¶25 and 142; Rosenheck Dec., ¶10.
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30. Exhibit C is a "true and correct" summary of the
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22 payments made by Plaintiff and how each
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Rosenheck Dec., ¶10.
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31. There are no errors in the accounting, which was
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SEPARATE STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED MATERIAL FACTS IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR SUMMARY
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1 DEFENDANT'S UNDISPUTED MATERIAL PLAINTIFF'S RESPONSE AND
2 FACTS AND SUPPORTING EVIDENCE SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
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4 kept by CNB in its ordinary course of business.
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Rosenheck Dec., ¶10.
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7 32. No notices are required to be given under the
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Promissory Note.
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10 SAC, Ex. A.
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33. The Loan Summary, and the loan statements sent
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13 to Plaintiff each month, show that late charges
14 were repeatedly disclosed when they were
15 incurred and that each payment was applied
16 appropriately upon receipt of "immediately
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available funds."
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19 SAC, Ex. C, Rosenheck Dec. ¶8, Ex. 2.
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21 DATED: November 3, 2020 JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL LLP
RICHARD A. ROGAN
22 JOSHUA HAEVERNICK
23 DOWLING AARON INCORPORATED
G. ANDREW SLATER
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By:
26 RICHARD A. ROGAN
Attorneys for Defendant
27 CITY NATIONAL BANK
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