HEARING ON OSC RE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

( PER EX PARTE ORDER FILED 02-01-19 )

* TENTATIVE RULING: *

The Court rules as follows on plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction. The request is opposed by defendants NewRez, LLC (“NewRez”) and The Bank of New York Mellon (“Bank”).

The request for a preliminary injunction is denied. The temporary restraining order, issued on February 1, 2019, is hereby dissolved. The basis for this ruling is as follows.

A. Evidentiary Matters.

A-1. Judicial Notice.

Defendants’ request for judicial notice, filed on March 5, 2019, is granted. The Court further takes judicial notice of the full procedural history of plaintiffs’ first civil action, as discussed below. (See, Notice of Related Case, filed on 2-1-19.)

Plaintiffs’ objection to defendants’ request for judicial notice, filed as part of plaintiffs’ evidentiary objections on March 11, 2019, is overruled. Plaintiffs themselves supply copies of pertinent recorded documents with their opening