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Parties Involved:
Dlorah Alva-Castles
Plaintiff
American Mortgage Group
Defendant
Capital One, N.A.
Defendant
Karlton Castles
Plaintiff
Chevy Chase Bank FSB
Defendant
Commitment Lending
Defendant
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Defendant

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C0194080/924985-1 

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 

Douglas C. Straus (Bar No. 96301) 

dstraus@archernorris.com

Juliet R. Jonas (Bar No. 252275) 

jjonas@archernorris.com

ARCHER NORRIS 

2033 North Main Street, Suite 800 

Walnut Creek, CA 94596-3759 

Telephone: 925.930.6600 

Facsimile: 925.930.6620 

Attorneys for Defendants 

CAPITAL ONE, N.A., successor by merger to 

Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. (sued herein as “Chevy 

Chase Bank, FSB” and “Capital One, N.A.”); and 

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION 

SYSTEMS, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DLORAH ALVA-CASTLES and 

KARLTON CASTLES, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

COMMITMENT LENDING, a California 

corporation; AMERICAN MORTGAGE 

GROUP, a California business entity, form 

unknown; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC 

REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., a 

California corporation; CHEVY CHASE 

BANK FSB, a federally chartered thrift; 

CAPITAL ONE, N.A., a Delaware 

corporation; and DOES 1-100, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:10-CV-00020-JAM-KJM 

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION 

Complaint filed: January 5, 2010 

 Hearing Date: March 8, 2010 

 Time: 4:30 P.M. 

 Judge: Hon. John A. Mendez 

The Motion for Preliminary Injunction of Plaintiffs DLORAH ALVA-CASTLES and 

KARLTON CASTLES came on for hearing on March 8, 2010, in Courtroom 6 of the United 

States District Court, Eastern District of California, the Honorable John A. Mendez presiding. 

Stephen C. Ruehmann of the Law Offices of Stephen C. Ruehmann appeared on behalf of 

plaintiffs. Douglas C. Straus of Archer Norris appeared on behalf of defendants MORTGAGE 

ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation (sued herein as a 

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ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

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California corporation) and CAPITAL ONE, N.A., successor by merger to CHEVY CHASE 

BANK, F.S.B. (sued herein as both “Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B.” and “Capital One, N.A.”). 

The Court, having reviewed and considered the papers and pleadings filed herein and 

having heard such oral and documentary evidence as presented at the hearing, and good cause 

appearing, therefore, HEREBY ORDERS: 

1. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction is hereby DENIED. For the reasons 

set forth in Defendants’ Opposition papers and expressed by the Court at the March 8 hearing, 

Plaintiffs have failed to meet their burden of establishing both that there is a serious question 

raised regarding the merit of their claims and, independently, that the balance of hardships tips in 

their favor. 

2. The Temporary Restraining Order issued by this Court on or about February 24, 

2010 is dissolved effective March 8, 2010. Defendants are no longer restrained by this Court 

from proceeding with and completing nonjudicial foreclosure within the parameters of California 

Civil Code § 2924g(d)(2) and subsequent activity with respect to the real property located at 8140 

Barton Road, Roseville, California. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 16, 2010 

/s/ John A. Mendez___________

Honorable John A. Mendez 

United State District Court Judge 

APPROVED AS TO FORM

Dated: March 12, 2010 Law Offices of Stephen C. Ruehmann 

/S/ 

Stephen C. Ruehmann, Esq. 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Dlorah Alva-Castles and Karlton Castles 

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