Legal Opinion
Taheny v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
District Court, E.D. California
Decided April 3, 2012No. CIV. S-10-2123 LKK/EFBPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
LAWRENCE K. KARLTON, Senior District Judge.
I. SUMMARY
This court re-affirms its decision in Guinto v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Civ. S-11-372-LKK, 2011 WL 4738519 (E.D.Cal. October 5, 2011). Guinto found that American Surety Co. v. Bank of California, 133 F.2d 160, 162 (9th Cir.1943), is binding, Ninth Circuit authority holding that a national bank is a citizen of the state where it has its principal place of business. Under the authority of American Surety, Wells Fargo is a citizen of California, and under the authority of Wachovia Bank v. Schmidt, 546 U.S. 303, 126 S.Ct. 941, 163 L.Ed.2d…
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