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Motion to Dismiss — Koziara v. Wells Fargo

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Wells Fargo & Co. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.'s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' complaint, filed 09/15/20 as Document 14 in T.C. Koziara, PLLC, Fahmia, Inc. v. Wells Fargo & Co., Case No. 1:20-cv-00588, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The plaintiffs sued individually and on behalf of a proposed class. The banks ask the court to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim, for the reasons in an accompanying memorandum of law that is not part of this filing. The motion is signed by Jason D. Evans of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP lawyers also listed for the banks.

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Filed September 15, 2020 in Koziara v. Wells Fargo; one of 5 filings from this case.

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Court	U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Filed	2020-09-15

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“Motion to Dismiss — Koziara v. Wells Fargo.” U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, No. 1:20-cv-00588-UA-LPA, Doc. 14, filed 2020-09-15. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/koziara-v-wells-fargo/2020-09-15-wells-fargo-motion-to-dismiss/, SHA-256 d71a87ece5b875c75864d3a7425b770645dc27fd5ba25ac58143b99be60fa7e0.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA 
T.C. KOZIARA, PLLC, FAHMIA, INC., 
individually and on behalf of all others 
similarly situated, 
Plaintiffs, 
v. 
WELLS FARGO & CO., WELLS FARGO 
BANK, N.A., and DOES 1 through 100, 
inclusive, 
Defendants. 
Case No. 1:20-cv-00588 
WELLS FARGO & CO. AND WELLS FARGO BANK, 
N.A.’S MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ COMPLAINT 
Defendants’ Wells Fargo & Co. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., by and through 
undersigned counsel, and for the reasons explained in the accompanying Memorandum of 
Law, hereby move pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for an order 
dismissing Plaintiffs’ Complaint for failure to state a claim.   
Case 1:20-cv-00588-UA-LPA     Document 14     Filed 09/15/20     Page 1 of 3

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Dated: September 15, 2020 
/s/  Jason D. Evans 
Jason D. Evans (NC Bar No. 27808) 
TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP
301 S. College Street 
Suite 3400 
Charlotte, NC 28202 
(704) 916-1502 
jason.evans@troutman.com 
Brendan P. Cullen  (ECF Registration 
Submitted and Notice of Special Appearance 
Forthcoming) 
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 
1870 Embarcadero Road 
Palo Alto, CA 94303-3308 
(650) 461-5600 
cullenb@sullcrom.com 
Christopher M. Viapiano  (Appearing by 
Special Appearance) 
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP 
1700 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 700 
Washington, DC 20006 
(202) 956-7500 
viapianoc@sullcrom.com 
Attorneys for Defendants Wells Fargo & Co. 
and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 
Case 1:20-cv-00588-UA-LPA     Document 14     Filed 09/15/20     Page 2 of 3

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
I certify that on September 15, 2020, all counsel of record are being served with a 
copy of this document via the Court’s CM/ECF system. 
By:  
/s/ Jason D. Evans                                
 Jason D. Evans 
Case 1:20-cv-00588-UA-LPA     Document 14     Filed 09/15/20     Page 3 of 3

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