SHANA E. SCARLETT (217895)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
715 Hearst Avenue, Stte 202
Berkeley, CA. 94710
‘Telephone: (510) 725-3000
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STEVE W. BERMAN
THOMAS E, LOESER (202724)
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
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Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: (206) 623-7292
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Class
[Aduitional Counsel on Signature Page]
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA,
SAN JOSE DIVISION
MAUDER and ALICE CHAO:
DEOGENESO and GLORINA PALUGOD, on
‘behalf of themselves ad all others similarly
situated,
No.
CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT.
1. VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL CODE §§ 1688, ET SEQ.
NEGLIGENT
MISREPRESENATION
Plaintts,
UNJUST ENRICHMENT
AURORA LOAN SERVICES, LLC,
4. BREACH OF THE IMPLIED.
COVENANT OF GOOD FAITH
Defendant AND FAIR DEALING
5. VIOLATION OF UNFAIR
BUSINESS PRACTICES ACT [CAL
BUS. & PROF. CODE §§ 17200, ET
SEQ)
DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL,ML
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‘TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION,
JURISDICTION,
PARTIES.
CONDITIONAL NOTICE OF RES
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
A. The Foreclosure Criss
B, Aurora Loan Services.
Cairn Law on Reseission of Contes
D. Aurora Benefits Mos from Extracting Workout Payments from Borrowers
Jats Ten Forest at Oppsed to Geialy Oe Lon
E, _ Plains" Workout Agreement.
1. Mauder and Alice Chao
2 Beogeneso and Glorina Palugod..
CLASS ALLEGATIONS.
CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
PRAYER FORRELIEF...
JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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21. INTRODUCTION
1, Inthe fice ofthe esalating foreclosure isis in the United States and especialy in
California, Defendant Aurora Loan Services, LLC (“Aurora”) has further vitimized those
serugling to keep their homes by offering and inducing customers into illusory “Workout
Agreements,” which purport to offer hope of an opportunity to cure loan dealt, but in ruth and
fact are merely a ruse trough which Aurora dupes homeowners nto paying it ens of thousands of
dollars immediately before losing ther homes to foreclosures. On information and belt, Aurora
has reaped
2. Plaintfs and the Class entered into “Workout Agreements” with Aurora in which
it profits from these actions exceeding $100 million.
Plaintiffs promised to pay and paid tens of thousands of dollars on the seeming return promise of
review for loan modi
jon andl an opportunity to cue ther default at he end ofa review period
‘But Aurora's promises in return were empty it foreclosed on Paints’ and the Clas members?
homes without any notice tha loan modifications were denied and without allowing borrowers
access to any “cure method” despite its promises in the Workout Agreement todo so. As ues,
‘Aurora fraudulently intuced its customers into entering the Workout Agreements and made no
legally binding promises to Plaintifs and the Clas; Plaintfs and te Class hereby tender back to
Aurora any benefits they received under the Workout Agrocments and ate entitled t rescind. In
‘hat alternative, Plains allege hat Aurora breached its duty of goo faith an fir dating when it
foreclosed on Plains’ homes without fist giving (1) notie that modification hal been rejected;
and (2) an opportunity to cure the deal.
3. Plaintfsentered into Workout Agreements with Aurora, agreeing to large monthly
payments over tee or sx months to halt forelosue inthe hopes of obtaining a cure method for
‘he default of tir las, including possibly lan modifieation. After the initial trm ofthe
Workout Agreements, Aurora often asked for continued monthly payments telling customers that,
‘i was still reviewing for possible modification,
4. Inretum for Plains” promises to make monthly payments, Aurota promised to
ia the end of which Plaintiffs would
waive legal rights forthe duration ofthe Workout Agreemes
be entitled to “eure” their loan deficiency through: (1) reinstatement (i.e. bring the loan current);(2) payoff (i. refinancing with another lender to pay off the Aurortscrviced loan
(@) modification atthe discretion of Aurora; or (4) another workout “option” atthe diseretion of
Aurora,
5. The Werkout Agreements signed by Plains and members of the putative Class
‘were sham. They wet illusory because Aurora made no legally binding promises in exchange
for the bortwers' promises to make payments. The loan modifications and “other” workout
‘options were entirely st Aurora's discretion, and thus nota binding promise. ‘The options to cure
by reinstatement or pay were also illusory because Auroras policy was to foreclose on
properties with no noice whatsoever to borrowers. Thus, borrowers had no opportunity to
reinstate or pay off their loans because they were never told that a modification or other workout
plan was denied, As aresull, Plaintii’ and Class members’ consent to the Workout Agreements
was fraudulently obtained and Aurora's consideration for the Workout Agreements fied
rendering such agreements void ab initio and subject to rescission,
6. Havingnot received the promised benefit fom Aurora, Plantifs and the Class are
coiled to rescind and obtain back from Aurora thee promised (and delivered) consideration,
namely the payments hat were made to Aurora unde the Workout Agreements
7. Inthe altemative, should the Workout Agreements be deemed enforceable, Aurora
thas breached its duty cf good faith and fair dealing by foreclosing on Plants properties without
first providing notice tat modification had been ejected and an opportunity to cure te loan