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Nature of Suit Code: 220
Nature of Suit: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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 Rule 3 provides: “A civil action is commenced by filing a complaint with the court.”

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BILLIE JEAN FORD,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 10cv1660-WQH-NLS

ORDER

vs.

CENTRAL LOAN ADMINISTRATION

& REPORTING, a/k/a CENLAR;

OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, a/k/a

OCWEN; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC

REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., a/k/a

MERS,

Defendants.

HAYES, Judge:

On August 9, 2010, Plaintiff Billie Jean Ford, proceeding pro se, initiated this action

by filing a “Complaint Seeking: Emergency Temporary Restraining Order/Preliminary

Injunction; Monetary Damages; Statutory Damages; Punitive Damages; Injunctive Relief;

Declaratory Relief” (“Complaint”). (Doc. # 1). The Court construes the Complaint to be both

a complaint pursuant to Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure1

 and a motion for

temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction pursuant to Rule 65 of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure.

Rule 65 provides:

The court may issue a preliminary injunction only on notice to the adverse party.

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The court may issue a temporary restraining order without written or oral notice

to the adverse party or its attorney only if: 

(A) specific facts in an affidavit or a verified complaint clearly

show that immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage will

result to the movant before the adverse party can be heard in

opposition; and 

(B) the movant’s attorney certifies in writing any efforts made to

give notice and the reasons why it should not be required. 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(a)(1) & (b)(1).

The Complaint contains no certificate of service or other indication that any Defendant

has been served with a copy of the Complaint. Plaintiff has failed to “certif[y] in writing any

efforts made to give notice and the reasons why it should not be required.” Fed. R. Civ. P.

65(b)(1); see also Reno Air Racing Ass’n, Inc. v. McCord, 452 F.3d 1126, 1131 (9th Cir. 2006)

(“The stringent restrictions imposed by Rule 65 on the availability of ex parte temporary

restraining orders reflect the fact that our entire jurisprudence runs counter to the notion of

court action taken before reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard has been granted

both sides of a dispute.”) (quotation omitted). To the extent the Complaint seeks a temporary

restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction, the Complaint fails to comply with the

requirements of Rule 65.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion for temporary restraining order and

preliminary injunction is DENIED without prejudice. (Doc. #1).

DATED: August 11, 2010

WILLIAM Q. HAYES

United States District Judge

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