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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRUCE SETH PORTNER, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICES, LLC, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-01736-VC 

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, 

DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS, AND 

STAYING CASE

Re: Dkt. Nos. 14, 25, 29, 40

The Portners' motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent the trustee sale of their home 

is granted for the reasons identified in Judge Howard's order granting a temporary restraining 

order. Dkt. 14-1. The defendants have not provided any arguments or evidence for why Judge 

Howard's analysis does not similarly mandate the issuance of a preliminary injunction. The 

preliminary injunction will remain in place for the duration of this litigation, unless the Court rules 

otherwise. SLS is also preliminarily enjoined from advertising or announcing a trustee sale of the 

Portners' home. 

The defendants' motion to dismiss is denied in its entirety. Some of the defendants' 

arguments are clearly without merit, as explained by Judge Howard. Furthermore, the defendants' 

brief is so riddled with misrepresentations of the law that it does not give the Court the ability to 

assess the merits of the motion to dismiss any of the claims. Cf. United States v. Dunkel, 927 F.2d 

955, 956 (7th Cir. 1991). 

The defendants should file an answer to the complaint within 14 days of this order.

Further, this matter is referred to the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Unit for 

mediation. The parties should contact the ADR unit to schedule a mediation to take place within 

90 days of this order. A case management conference is scheduled for December 8, 2015 at 10:00 

a.m. The parties must file a joint case management statement 7 days before the case management 

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conference.

Until the case management conference, all proceedings (other than the ADR proceedings 

and the filing of the answer) are stayed. 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 19, 2015

______________________________________

 VINCE CHHABRIA

 United States District Judge

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