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Facts

• The Plaintiff, after the resolution of a foreclosure action through a short sale of his house, filed a suit against the Defendant, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., alleging bad faith, unfair trade practices, and fraud during the foreclosure proceedings (para 1).

Procedural History

• No. D-1329-CV-2012-02756: The foreclosure action by sale of Plaintiff’s house in a short sale (para 1).

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff: Argued that the Defendant engaged in bad faith, unfair trade practices, and fraud during the foreclosure proceedings. Later sought to amend the docketing statement to argue that the district court erred by ruling that Plaintiff’s claims were barred as compulsory counterclaims and pursuant to res judicata and accord and satisfaction, and that the district court erred by dismissing Plaintiff’s claims as not pleaded with specificity (paras 1-2).
• Defendant: Opposed the Plaintiff's motion to amend the docketing statement and the memorandum in opposition, arguing against the Plaintiff's claims and the proposed amendments (para 1).

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court erred by ruling that Plaintiff’s claims were barred as compulsory counterclaims and pursuant to res judicata and accord and satisfaction.
• Whether the district court erred by dismissing Plaintiff’s claims as not pleaded with specificity.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals denied Plaintiff’s motion to amend the docketing statement and motion to amend the memorandum in opposition and affirmed the district court’s order of dismissal (para 1).

Reasons

• Per J. MILES HANISEE (with STEPHEN G. FRENCH, Judge, and EMIL J. KIEHNE, Judge concurring), the Court found that the Plaintiff's motion to amend was untimely and failed to meet several factors required for amending the docketing statement, including timeliness, preservation of issues for appeal, and viability of the issues raised. The Court also noted that the Plaintiff, who chose to represent himself pro se, is held to the same standards as members of the bar. The Court declined to consider materials not part of the case below and found that the Plaintiff did not provide sufficient argument or authority to establish that the district court’s dismissal was in error (paras 3-11).