Elizabeth Hope North v. Bank of America, N.a.; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
ELIZABETH HOPE NORTH,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.;
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.,
Defendants-Appellees.
No. 14-55509
D.C. No. 8:13-cv-01347-GW-AGR
MEMORANDUM*
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Central District of California
George H. Wu, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted February 14, 2017**
Before: GOODWIN, FARRIS, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.
Elizabeth Hope North appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment
dismissing her diversity action alleging state law claims related to foreclosure
proceedings. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
FILED
FEB 27 2017
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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abuse of discretion a denial of leave to amend a complaint. Zucco Partners, LLC
v. Digimarc Corp., 552 F.3d 981, 989 (9th Cir. 2009). We affirm.
The district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing North’s action
without granting further leave to amend because further amendment would be
futile. See id. at 1007 (explaining that a district court’s discretion to deny leave to
amend is particularly broad where plaintiff has failed to cure deficiencies by
previous amendments).
Appellees’ request for judicial notice, filed on December 4, 2014, is denied
as unnecessary.
AFFIRMED.

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