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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE 

COMPANY, a New York corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

ACDF, LLC, a California limited liability 

company, as successor by merger to 104 

PARTNERS, LLC; WILLOW AVENUE 

INVESTMENTS, LLC, a California limited 

liability company; ASHLAN & HAYES 

INVESTMENTS, LLC, a California limited 

liability company; GRANTOR FRESNO 

CLOVIS INVESTMENTS, LLC, a California 

limited liability company; MARICOPA 

ORCHARDS, LLC, a California limited liability 

company; FARID ASSEMI, an individual; 

FARSHID ASSEMI, an individual; DARIUS 

ASSEMI, an individual; and DOES 1 through 

100, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:24-CV-01261-KES-SAB

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE AND CONTINUING

HEARING ON PLAINTIFF’S EX 

PARTE MOTION FOR ORDER 

APPOINTING RECEIVER AND FOR 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 

Date: November 5, 2024

Time: 1:30 PM 

Courtroom: 6

Action Filed: October 16, 2024

Trial Date: Not Set

Upon due consideration of Plaintiff METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY’s 

(“Plaintiff’s”) Ex Parte Motion For Order Appointing Receiver and For Preliminary Injunction (“Ex 

Parte Motion”), all filings filed associated therewith and including the objections of represented 

appearing Defendants ACDF, LLC; WILLOW AVENUE INVESTMENTS, LLC; and MARICOPA 

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ORCHARDS, LLC (“Appearing Defendants”), and Intervenor U.S. BANK NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION (“Intervenor”), Plaintiff’s Replies thereto and following oral argument heard on 

October 30, 2024, at 1:30 pm in the above-referenced Court and for good cause appearing, the Court 

Orders as follows:

The Court is informed that shortly before the hearing Plaintiff, Appearing Defendants, and 

Intervenor have reached agreement in principle on a form of Agreed Final Order for a Temporary 

Receiver and Preliminary Injunction in this case;

• Plaintiff’s Final [Proposed] Order for a Temporary Receiver and Preliminary Injunction, if 

not agreed to and submitted earlier, shall be filed by Thursday, October 31, 2024, at 5:00 

p.m. (pt);

• Objections by any other interested party shall be filed by Friday, November 1, 2024, at 

5:00 p.m. (pt); and

• The hearing on Plaintiff’s Ex Parte Motion shall be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 

at 1:30 p.m. (pt).

Upon entry of this Order, Plaintiff shall take all reasonable efforts to serve this Order 

promptly on Intervenor and all Defendants; provided, however, that any such parties that have 

appeared in this case and are receiving notices via the Court’s CM/ECF system shall be deemed to 

have been served a copy of this Order upon its entry by the Court. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 30, 2024 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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