Case 3:08-cv-01134-L-LSP
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 RICHARD A. CONNORS, 12 13 v. 14 HOME LOAN CORP. dba EXPANDED MORTGAGE CREDIT, et al. 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Civil No. 08cv1134-L(LSP) ORDER GRANTING ASC'S REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE OF PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION DATE AND BRIEFING SCHEDULE [doc. #21] and TO SHOW CAUSE WHY SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT BE IMPOSED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
The Court granted plaintiff's application for a temporary restraining order on July 2, 2008
18 [doc. #7] at which time a hearing on a preliminary injunction was set for July 15, 2008. The 19 initial preliminary injunction hearing was continued because there was an insufficient showing 20 that the defendants had been served with the summons, amended complaint and motion for 21 preliminary injunction. A subsequent hearing on plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction 22 was held on July 18, 2008 and again there remained issues concerning service of process on all 23 defendants of all the documents filed by plaintiff. As a result, the Court extended the temporary 24 restraining order entered on July 2, 2008 and ordered plaintiff to: 25 26 27 28 (Order filed July 18, 2008 [doc. #19].) To date, plaintiff has not filed a declaration as ordered.
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effectuate service of process on defendant ASC not later than Friday, July 25, 2008. Plaintiff shall also file a declaration setting forth the documents that have been served on each of the defendants and the manner of service used not later than Friday, July 25, 2008 . . . .
Case 3:08-cv-01134-L-LSP
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Defendant America's Servicing Company timely filed a preliminary opposition to the
2 motion for a preliminary injunction that seeks a two week continuance of the scheduled hearing 3 on the preliminary injunction. Counsel indicates that he received a copy of the first amended 4 complaint on July 24, 2008 but has been unable "to verify whether Plaintiff properly served ASC 5 with the FAC or the date on which Plaintiff did so." (Preliminary opposition at 2.) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 2. Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. ASC's request for a continuance of the preliminary injunction hearing is GRANTED. The preliminary injunction hearing is continued to Friday, August 22, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 14. ASC and any other defendant that has been served with the summons and first amended complaint and intends to oppose the preliminary injunction shall file an opposition no later than August 20, 2008 at noon. Plaintiff's counsel shall show good cause why she should not be sanctioned for her failure to comply with the Court's July 18, 2008 Order. Counsel shall file a statement of cause not later than August 8, 2008. IT IS SO ORDERED.
17 DATED: August 4, 2008 18 19 20 COPY TO: 21 HON. LEO S. PAPAS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 22 23 ALL PARTIES/COUNSEL 24 25 26 27 28
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M. James Lorenz United States District Court Judge