Jermone Thymes, John Thymes, and Shirley Thymes v. Metropolitan Life, John Thymes, Shirley Thymes v. Metmor Financial, Inc.

103 F.3d 140 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jermone THYMES, John Thymes, and Shirley Thymes, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE, et al., Defendants-Appellees. John THYMES, Shirley Thymes, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. METMOR FINANCIAL, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-55994. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 7, 1996. * Decided Nov. 18, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, BEEZER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 John and Shirley Thymes, and their daughter Jermone (collectively "Thymes"), appeal district court orders of dismissal and remand in two related cases. In 1991, property owned by John and Shirley Thymes was sold at a nonjudicial trustee's sale. Arguing that the sale was not proper and the Trustee lacked the power to evict tenants on the property, John and Shirley Thymes commenced several actions in California state court. One action was removed to federal district court by defendants Commissioner of…