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ORDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the 5 Motion to Remand is DENIED. FURTHER ORDERED, the 6 and 17 Motion to Stay are DENIED as moot. FURTHER ORDERED, the 24 Motion to Amend is DENIED. FURTHER ORDERED, the 14 and {28] Motions to Dismiss are GRANTED as to the first cause of action, GRANTED as to the tenth through twelfth causes of action with respect to the non-MERS Defendants, DENIED as to the third and fourth causes of action, and DENIED as to the remaining causes of action for lack o f jurisdiction, as these currently remain with Judge Teilborg in Case No. 2:09-md-02119-JAT in the District of Arizona. FURTHER ORDERED the 34 Motion to Expunge Lis Pendens is DENIED. FURTHER ORDERED, Defendants will cease foreclosure proceedings f or one-hundred (100) days. During this period, Plaintiffs will make full, regular monthly payments under the note every thirty (30) days, with the first payment due fifteen (15) days after the date of this order. Plaintiffs need not pay late fees o r cure the entire amount of past default at this time. Failure to make monthly payments during the injunction period, however, will result in a lifting of the injunction. FURTHER ORDERED, during the injunction period Defendants will conduct a private mediation with Plaintiff in good faith. FURTHER ORDERED, Plaintiffs will provide requested information to Defendants in advance of the mediation in good faith. Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 12/28/2010. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - KO)

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