Tavares v. Alabama Housing Finance Authority

Filing 15

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE as to defendant why it should be granted additional time to respond to Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order in a brief of no more than five (5) pages due November 17, 2017 with Plaintiff's response due November 20, 2017. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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CHRISTINE TAVARES,
Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. C17-1599-MJP
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.
ALABAMA HOUSING FINANCE
AUTHORITY,

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Defendant.
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THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant’s Motion for Additional Time.
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(Dkt. No. 12.) While Defendant seeks additional time to respond to Plaintiff’s Motion for a
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Temporary Restraining Order, it has not adequately alleged that service was improper or that it
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did not have an opportunity to timely respond. Plaintiff has complied with the requirements set
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forth in Washington’s Deeds of Trust Act, RCW 61.24.130(2) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(h). Plaintiff
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served trustee for Defendant North Cascade Trustee Service (NCTS) on October 27, 2017. (Dkt.
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Nos. 8, 14.) Plaintiff also delivered copies of the pleadings to the Servicing Administrator for
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Defendant in Montgomery, Alabama on October 27, 2017 (Dkt. No. 8) and to an individual
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apparently authorized to accept service on October 31, 2017 (Dkt. No. 14-3). Local Rule

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65(b)(1) is inapplicable because Plaintiffs motion was not issued without notice. LCR 65(b)(1).

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Defendant has not adequately explained why it was unable to comply with the Court’s Minute

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Order of October 30, 2017. (Dkt. No. 10.)

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Defendant is hereby ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE why it should be granted additional

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time to respond to Plaintiff’s Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order in a brief of no more

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than five (5) pages due November 17, 2017 with Plaintiff’s response due November 20, 2017.

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There will be no foreclosure while this Motion is pending.

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The clerk is ordered to provide copies of this order to all counsel.

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Dated November 14, 2017.

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Marsha J. Pechman
United States District Judge

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