Brighthouse Life Insurance Company v. ACDF, LLC, et al.
Plaintiff: Brighthouse Life Insurance Company
Defendant: ACDF, LLC, Farshid Assemi, C & A Farms, LLC, Cantua Orchards, LLC, Darius Assemi, Maricopa Orchards, LLC and Farid Assemi
Unknown: Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
Receiver: Phillip Christensen
Case Number: 1:2024cv01235
Filed: October 10, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Presiding Judge: Stanley A Boone
Referring Judge: Kirk E Sherriff
Nature of Suit: Real Property: Foreclosure
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1345 Foreclosure
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 6, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 28 NOTICE of Posting Bond of Receiver by Phillip Christensen. (Lawrence, A)
December 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 27 NOTICE of RELATED CASE(S) 1:24-cv-01455-SKO, 1:24-cv-01226-KES, 1:24-cv-01102-KES, 1:24-cv-01105-KES, 1:24-cv-01230-KES, 1:24-cv-01261-KES, 1:24-cv-01241-KES, 1:24-cv-01233-KES, 1:24-cv-01232-KES, 1:24-cv-01231-KES by Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. Attorney Whitney, Marshall Craig added. (Whitney, Marshall)
December 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 26 CERTIFICATE / PROOF of SERVICE by Brighthouse Life Insurance Company re #22 Order,, Set/Reset Deadlines and Hearings,, Order on Ex Parte Application,, Order on Motion to Appoint Receiver,. (Woods, Thomas)
November 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 25 NOTICE Oath of Receiver by Phillip Christensen. (Shechtman, Zev)
November 26, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 24 NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Zev M. Shechtman on behalf of Phillip Christensen. Attorney Shechtman, Zev M. added. (Shechtman, Zev)
November 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 23 CERTIFICATE / PROOF of SERVICE by Brighthouse Life Insurance Company. (Woods, Thomas)
November 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 22 AGREED ORDER Granting Motion for Order Appointing Receiver and for Preliminary Injunction signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 11/22/2024. Pleadings re Continuation of Receivership due by 12/16/2024. Any Opposition due by 1/6/2025. Hearing on Continuation of the Receivership set for 1/13/2025 at 01:30 PM in Courtroom 6 (KES) before District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff. (Lawrence, A)
November 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 21 CERTIFICATE / PROOF of SERVICE by Brighthouse Life Insurance Company. (Woods, Thomas)
November 21, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MOTION to APPOINT RECEIVER PLAINTIFFS EX PARTE MOTION FOR ORDER APPOINTING RECEIVER AND FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION by Brighthouse Life Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Declaration OF THOMAS A. WOODS IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE MOTION FOR ORDER APPOINTING RECEIVER AND FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, #2 Declaration OF PHIL CHRISTENSEN OF AGRIGLOBE, INC. IN SUPPORT OFE X PARTE MOTION FOR ORDER APPOINTING RECEIVER AND FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, #3 Declaration OF JEREMY RASMUSSEN IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTEMOTION FOR ORDER APPOINTING RECEIVER AND FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, #4 REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE IN SUPPORT OF EX PARTE MOTION FOR ORDER APPOINTING RECEIVER AND FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, #5 Proposed Order PROPOSED] AGREED ORDER APPOINTING RECEIVER AND FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION) (Woods, Thomas)
November 21, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 19 EX PARTE APPLICATION by Brighthouse Life Insurance Company for PLAINTIFFS EX PARTE APPLICATION REGARDING MOTION FOR ORDER APPOINTING RECEIVER AND FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. (Woods, Thomas)
November 18, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 18 STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT by Brighthouse Life Insurance Company. (Woods, Thomas)
October 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 17 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED: Farshid Assemi served on 10/29/2024, answer due 11/19/2024. (Woods, Thomas)
October 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 16 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED: Farid Assemi served on 10/29/2024, answer due 11/19/2024. (Woods, Thomas)
October 28, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 15 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED: Darius Assemi served on 10/25/2024, answer due 11/15/2024. (Woods, Thomas)
October 25, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 14 NOTICE of ERRATA by Brighthouse Life Insurance Company re #1 Complaint,,.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10, #11 Exhibit 11) (Woods, Thomas)
October 24, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 10/24/2024: The Initial Scheduling Conference on 01/09/2025 is RESET to 02/06/2025 at 9:45 AM before Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone. A Joint Scheduling Report is due one week before the new conference date. (Nguyen, J)
October 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 12 NOTICE of APPEARANCE by Robert Cullen Barton on behalf of ACDF, LLC, C & A Farms, LLC, Cantua Orchards, LLC, Maricopa Orchards, LLC. Attorney Barton, Robert Cullen added. (Barton, Robert)
October 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MINUTE ORDER (Text Only Entry) signed by District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff on 10/22/2024: On October 18, 2024, the plaintiff in Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. FNF Farms, LLC, et al., 1:24-cv-01226-JLT-BAM, filed a notice of related cases identifying nine potentially related cases, including this one. An examination of case numbers 1:24-cv-01102-KES-SAB, 1:24-cv-01105-KES-SKO, 1:24-cv-01226-JLT-BAM, 1:24-cv-01230-SAB, 1:24-cv-01231-CDB, 1:24-cv-01232-KES-BAM, 1:24-cv-01233-KES-EPG, 1:24-cv-01235-KES-HBK, 1:24-cv-01241-KES-CDB, and 1:24-cv-01261-HBK reveals that they are related within the meaning of Local Rule 123. Under Rule 123, related cases are generally assigned to the judge and magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that case numbers 1:24-cv-01102-KES-SAB, 1:24-cv-01105-KES-SKO, 1:24-cv-01226-JLT-BAM, 1:24-cv-01230-SAB, 1:24-cv-01231-CDB, 1:24-cv-01232-KES-BAM, 1:24-cv-01233-KES-EPG, 1:24-cv-01235-KES-HBK, 1:24-cv-01241-KES-CDB, and 1:24-cv-01261-HBK be assigned to District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff and Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone. The Clerk of Court is directed to update the docket in each case to reflect that the cases are related to one another. It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of Court make appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to compensate for this reassignment. (Gonzales, V)
October 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 10 NOTICE of RELATED CASE(S) 1:24-cv-01102-KES-SAB, 1:24-cv-01105-SKO, 1:24-cv-01226-BAM, 1:24-cv-01230-SAB, 1:24-cv-01231-CDB, 1:24-cv-01232-KES-BAM, 1:24-cv-01233-KES-EPG, 1:24-cv-01241-KES-CDB, 1:24-cv-01261-HBK by Brighthouse Life Insurance Company. (Woods, Thomas)
October 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 9 CLERK'S NOTICE re: #7 Notice of Related Cases: Incorrect Document Filed, Please Disregard. (Rivera, O)
October 18, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 CONSENT/DECLINE of U.S. Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1), this document is restricted to attorneys and court staff only. Judges do not have access to view this document and will be informed of a party's response only if all parties have consented to the referral. (Woods, Thomas)
October 18, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 **INCORRECT DOCUMENT FILED, PLEASE DISREGARD** NOTICE of RELATED CASE(S) 1:24-cv-01102-KES-SAB, 1:24-cv-01105-SKO, 1:24-cv-01226-BAM, 1:24-cv-01230-SAB, 1:24-cv-01231-CDB, 1:24-cv-01232-KES-BAM, 1:24-cv-01233-KES-EPG, 1:24-cv-01241-KES-CDB, 1:24-cv-01261-HBK by Brighthouse Life Insurance Company. (Woods, Thomas)
October 15, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER disqualifying District Judge and reassigning case signed by District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 10/14/2024. Case reassigned to District Judge Kirk E. Sherriff. New Case No. 1:24-cv-01235-KES-HBK. (Lundstrom, T)
October 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 CIVIL NEW CASE DOCUMENTS ISSUED; Initial Scheduling Conference set for 1/9/2025 at 12:15 PM in Courtroom 2 (HBK) before Magistrate Judge Helena M. Barch-Kuchta. (Attachments: #1 Standing Order, #2 Consent Form, #3 VDRP) (Lundstrom, T)
October 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 4 SUMMONS ISSUED as to *C & A Farms, LLC, Cantua Orchards, LLC, Maricopa Orchards, LLC* with answer to complaint due within *21* days. Attorney *Thomas Andrew Woods* *Stoel Rives LLP* *500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1600* *Sacramento, CA 95814*. (Lundstrom, T)
October 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 3 SUMMONS ISSUED as to *ACDF, LLC, Darius Assemi, Farid Assemi, Farshid Assemi* with answer to complaint due within *21* days. Attorney *Thomas Andrew Woods* *Stoel Rives LLP* *500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1600* *Sacramento, CA 95814*. (Lundstrom, T)
October 10, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Plaintiff BRIGHTHOUSE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. (Woods, Thomas)
October 10, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT FOR BREACH OF LOAN AGREEMENT; BREACH OF GUARANTY; JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE; SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; AND REPLEVIN against All Defendants by BRIGHTHOUSE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Attorney Woods, Thomas Andrew added. (Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACAEDC-11803858) (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11) (Woods, Thomas)

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