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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Foreclosure

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10cv1324

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PLACIDO F. SOLIVEN,

Plaintiff,

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BANK OF AMERICA, NA,

Defendant. 

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Civil No. 10CV1324 JAH(WVG)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

PETITION FOR A TEMPORARY

RESTRAINING ORDER AND

SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

On June 22, 2010, plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint along with an ex

parte petition for restraining order. According to the petition, Defendant, Bank of

America, scheduled a foreclosure sale of plaintiff’s residence on June 9, 2010. Although

it is somewhat unclear from plaintiff’s petition, it appears plaintiff is seeking a temporary

restraining order enjoining defendant from proceeding with any future sale of his

residence, located at 2921 E. 11th Street, National City, CA 91950, and from initiating

an unlawful detainer action to evict him from that residence. 

After a careful consideration of the pleadings presented, this Court finds that

plaintiff has sufficiently met the requirements for issuance of a temporary restraining order

pursuant to Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, in that plaintiff has

sufficiently demonstrated irreparable harm and the balance of hardships tip sharply in

plaintiff’s favor. Immigrant Assistance Project of the L.A. County of Fed’n of Labor v.

INS, 306 F.3d 842, 873 (9th Cir. 2002); Sun Microsystems, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., 188

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F.3d 1115, 1119 (9th Cir. 1999); Roe v. Anderson, 134 F.3d 1400, 1402 (9th Cir. 1998).

Therefore, this Court deems it appropriate to grant plaintiff’s motion for a temporary

restraining order enjoining any future foreclosure sale of the residence located at 2921 E.

11th Street, National City, CA 91950 and enjoining defendant from initiating unlawful

detainer proceedings against plaintiff. Furthermore, pursuant to Rule 65(c), plaintiff shall

post a security bond in the amount of $500 with this Court. In addition, this Court

deems it appropriate to set a hearing date and briefing schedule for plaintiff’s motion for

preliminary injunction. During the preliminary injunction hearing, the Court may alter

the amount of the security bond.

To the extent that plaintiff seeks to enjoin any previously conducted foreclosure,

sale or transfer of his residence, that request is DENIED as MOOT. Moreover, if plaintiff

seeks to enjoin an unlawful detainer action currently pending in state court, that request

is DENIED under the Anti-Injunction Act and the abstention doctrine stated in Younger

v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s ex parte petition for a temporary restraining order is GRANTED;

2. Defendant, its agents, servants, employees and representatives, and all

persons acting in concert or participating with them, are hereby ENJOINED AND

RESTRAINED from engaging in, committing or performing directly or indirectly, any of

the following acts:

a. Foreclosing upon, selling or otherwise transferring the real property

located at 2921 E. 11th Street, National City, CA 91950, County of San Diego, in the

State of California, if such sale or transfer has not already occurred;

b. Instituting legal proceedings including but not limited to Unlawful

Detainer proceedings to remove or otherwise interfere with plaintiff’s possession of the real

property located at 2921 E. 11th Street, National City, CA 91950, County of San Diego,

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in the State of California, if such proceedings have not already been initiated;

3. No later than 4:00 p.m. on June 25, 2010, plaintiff shall serve a copy of

this Order upon the defendant;

4. Plaintiff shall post a security bond with the Clerk of Court in the amount of

$500, pursuant to Rule 65(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, no later than 4:00

p.m. on June 25, 2010; and

5. Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction is set for hearing before this

Court on July 1, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 11. Plaintiff shall file and serve his

motion for preliminary injunction no later than June 28, 2010 at 12:00 noon.

Defendant shall file and serve its opposition no later than June 30, 2010 at 12:00

noon.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this temporary restraining order will expire on

July 1, 2010 at 12:00 noon, absent further order of the Court.

DATED: June 23, 2010 

JOHN A. HOUSTON

United States District Judge

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