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Billie Rene Frances Lillian POWERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, Lorie-Ann Cole; Valerie-Lynn Naif, Intervenors-Pending, v. The BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, fka Bank of New York, AS TRUSTEE, on behalf OF the HOLDERS OF the ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2007-HY9 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-HY9; Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.; Jon Secrist; Nichole Clavadetscher; Commonwealth Land Title Company; Bank of America, NA; Does, 1-10, Defendants-Appellees.
MEMORANDUM **
Billie Rene Francis Lillian Powers appeals the dismissal of her fourth amended complaint. The facts are known to the parties, so we do not repeat them here.
In her opening brief, Powers lists thirty-four issues that she asks to be reviewed. However, she provides no legal argument whatsoever. “Although we are sensitive to [her] pro se status․ , our leniency is not without limit and does not excuse [her] utter failure to provide any legal support or argument․” Ventress v. Japan Airlines, 747 F.3d 716, 723 n.8 (9th Cir. 2014).1
AFFIRMED.
FOOTNOTES
1. The Motions for Third Party Intervention, filed with this court on January 9, 2020 (Docket Entry No. 41) and June 30, 2020 (Docket Entry No. 62) are DENIED. Powers's Motion for Default of Appellee Thomas Peppers for Failure to Respond, filed with this court on June 3, 2020 (Docket Entry No. 53), is DENIED. Her Motions to File Multiple Reply Briefs, filed with this court on June 23, 2020 (Docket Entry Nos. 58 and 59), are DENIED.
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Docket No: No. 19-55013
Decided: July 22, 2020
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
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