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MEMORANDUM OPINION COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, District Judge. Plaintiff NBC-USA Housing, Inc., Twenty-Six (âNBCâ) filed the above-captioned action against Defendants Shaun Donovan, as Secretary (âSecretaryâ) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (âHUDâ), 1 Jim Hotard Properties, LLC (âHotardâ), and Roy S. Lilley in his capacity as a HUD foreclosure commissioner (âLilleyâ) for declaratory and in-junctive relief relating to Defendantsâ actions in foreclosing on a property owned by NBC called âFortner Manor.â In its four-count Complaint, NBC contends that Defendants failed to comply with HUD regulations in refusing to delay or with *280 draw foreclosure, denied NBC notice and an opportunity to be heard regarding the foreclosure, and otherwise acted arbitrarily and capriciously in deciding to foreclose. On September 27, 2010, the Court granted Defendant Hotardâs motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and dismissed Hotard from this action. See [35] Order, 741 F.Supp.2d 55 (D.D.C.2010). The Secretary and Lilley (collectively, âFederal Defendantsâ) have filed a [21] Motion to Dismiss the Complaint, or, Alternatively for Summary Judgment in which they seek to dismiss Lilley as a defendant for lack of personal jurisdiction and seek dismissal or summary judgment as to all of NBCâs claims. NBC has filed an opposition, in which it requests jurisdictional discovery, and Federal Defendants have filed a reply. The motion is therefore ripe for adjudication. 2 Although Federal Defendants move only in the alternative for summary judgment on the merits of NBCâs claims, the Court finds that, except for two narrow claims discussed below, the parties have presented materials outside the pleadings for the Courtâs consideration. 3 Therefore, the Court shall treat Federal Defendantsâ motion primarily as one for summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below, the Court shall (1) deny NBCâs construed motion for jurisdictional discovery; (2) grant Federal Defendantsâ motion to dismiss Lil-ley as a defendant for lack of personal jurisdiction; (3) grant the Secretaryâs motion to dismiss with respect to NBCâs claims that HUD discriminated against it by foreclosing on Fortner Manor at the request of non-minority organizations and by singling NBC out for foreclosure; and (4) grant the Secretaryâs alternative motion for summary judgment with respect to NBCâs remaining claims. I. BACKGROUND A. Statutory and Regulatory Background Section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (âSection 811â), 42 U.S.C. § 8013 , authorizes the Secretary âto provide assistance to private, nonprofit organizations to expand the supply of supportive housing for persons with disabilities.â 4 Id. § 8013(b)(2). HUD *281 provides this assistance in the form of capital advances and project rental assistance contracts. Id. § 8013(b)(2)(A)-(B). Capital advances are non-interest-bearing and do not need to be repaid âso long as the housing remains available for very-low-income persons! 5 ] with disabilitiesâ in accordance with Section 811. Id. § 8013(d)(1). Repayment of a capital advance does not extinguish a recipientâs obligation to maintain the housing in accordance with Section 811. 24 C.F.R. § 891.170 (a). Project rental assistance contracts, in comparison, âobligate the Secretary to make monthly payments to cover any part of the costs attributed to units occupied ... by very low-income persons with disabilities that is not met from project income....â 42 U.S.C. § 8013 (d)(2). In exchange for the capital advances and project rental assistance contracts, nonprofit organizations must operate the housing in compliance with Section 811 for at least forty years. See id. § 8013(e)(1). HUD regulations require Section 811 housing to, inter alia, âbe decent, safe, sanitary and in good repair,â including the housing site, building exterior, building systems, dwelling units, and common areas. 24 C.F.R. § 5.703 . In addition, â[t]o ensure its interest in the capital advance, HUD shall require a note and mortgage, use agreement, capital advance agreement and regulatory agreement from the Owner....â Id. § 891.170(a). â[U]pon the breach of a covenant or condition in the mortgage agreementâ between HUD and a Section 811 recipient, the Secretary may foreclose on the Section 811 housing in accordance with the Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1981 (âMMFAâ), 12 U.S.C. §§ 3701-17 . See 12 U.S.C. § 3705 . The MMFA âcreate[s] a uniform Federal foreclosure remedy for multifamily mortgages.â Id. § 3701. Pursuant to the MMFA, the Secretary is authorized to designate a âforeclosure commissioner,â who âshall be a person who is responsible, financially sound and competent to conduct the foreclosureâ and, âif a natural person, shall be a resident of the State in which the security property is located.â Id. § 3704. If a mortgage agreement is breached, âthe Secretary may request the foreclosure commissioner to commence foreclosure of the mortgage.â Id. § 3707(a). However, either âbefore or after the designation of the foreclosure commissioner but before service of the notice of default and foreclosure,â the Secretary must provide the mortgagor âan opportunity informally to present reasons why the mortgage should not be foreclosed.â 24 C.F.R. § 27.5 . After such an opportunity, the foreclosure commissioner may commence foreclosure through the sexwice of notice of default and foreclosure sale. 12 U.S.C. § 3707 ; see also id. § 3706 (detailing information included in a notice of default and foreclosure sale). At least twenty-one days prior to the foreclosure sale, the notice of default and foreclosure sale must be sent by certified or registered mail to: (1) âthe current security property owner of record;â and (2) âthe original mortgagor and all subsequent mortgagors of record or other persons who appear of record or in the mortgage agreement to be liable for part or all of the mortgage debt.â Id. § 3708(1)(A)-(B). 6 These notices are *282 âmailed to the owner or mortgagor at the address stated in the mortgage agreement, or, if none, to the address of the security property, or, at the discretion of the foreclosure commissioner, to any other address believed to be that of such owner or mortgagor.â Id. § 3708(1). The foreclosure commissioner can withdraw a property from foreclosure and cancel the foreclosure sale in only three situations. See id. § 3709(a). First, if the Secretary directs the foreclosure commissioner to cancel the sale. Id. § 3709(a)(1). Second, if the foreclosure âcommissioner finds, upon application of the mortgagor at least three days prior to the date of sale, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of the notice of default and foreclosure sale.â Id. § 3709(a)(2). Or finally, if, inter alia, the mortgagor tenders the entire amount due in the event of a monetary default or, in the case of a non-monetary default, the foreclosure commissioner finds, upon application of the mortgagor, that the default is cured. See id. § 3709(a)(3). B. Factual Background 1. NBCâs Purchase of Fortner Manor and Agreements with HUD NBC is a non-profit religious organization that, inter alia, provides affordable housing to the disabled and elderly. Compl. ¶ 1. On September 1, 1999, NBC purchased the property currently located at 2217 Lapeyrouse Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, for approximately $100,000. Id. ¶ 6. At this site, NBC planned to build Fortner Manor Apartments (âFortner Manorâ) in order to provide affordable rental housing for the elderly and disabled. Id. ¶ 7. To finance the construction of Fortner Manor, NBC, through its president Reverend Zebadee Bridges and secretary Reverend Willie Gable, entered into three agreements with HUD on September 29, 1999. See id. ¶¶ 9-10; Def.âs Stmt. ¶¶ 16, 20, 24. 7 Those agreements include: (1) a mortgage agreement and note (âMortgage Agreementâ), Compl., Ex. A; *283 Administrative Record (âARâ) at 7-12; (2) a use agreement (âUse Agreementâ), Compl., Ex. B; AR at 20-23; and (3) a regulatory agreement (âRegulatory Agreementâ), AR at 13-19. Subsequently, on September 10, 2001, NBCâs new president, Reverend Charles W. Noble, executed NBCâs project rental assistance contract (âPRACâ) with HUD. Defs.â Stmt. ¶¶ 31, 36. The relevant portions of the Mortgage Agreement, Regulatory Agreement, and PRAC â the agreements at issue in the pending motions â are set forth below, a.The Mortgage Agreement The Mortgage Agreement provides that in exchange for HUDâs capital advance of $1,535,700.00, NBC grants the Secretary a security interest in Fortner Manor. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 16; AR at 7-12. The Agreement also incorporates the Regulatory Agreementâs provisions and provides that upon default of the Regulatory Agreement, the Secretary âmay declare the whole indebtedness secured to be due and payable.â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 17; AR at 7. In the Agreement, NBC promises to keep Fortner Manor âin good repair, and not to do, or permit to be done, upon said premises, anything that may impair the value thereofâ Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 18; AR at 8. The Agreement further provides that âin case of a breach of any [] covenant,â the entire principal â $1,535,700.00âshall become due at the Secretaryâs election, and the Secretary âshall have the right immediately to foreclose this Mortgage.â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 19; AR at 9. b.The Regulatory Agreement The Regulatory Agreement provides that â[t]he Note and Mortgage bear no interest and repayment is not required so long as the housing remains available for ... very low-income persons with disabilities .... â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 25; AR at 13. The Agreement provides that NBC âshall maintain the mortgaged premises, accommodations and grounds and equipment appurtenant thereto, in good and substantial repair and condition....â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 26; AR at 14. Paragraph 15 states that: Upon a violation of any of the above provisions of this Agreement by Mortgagor, HUD may give written notice, thereof, to Mortgagor, by registered or certified mail, addressed to the address stated in this Agreement, or such other address as may subsequently, upon written notice thereof to HUD, be designated by the Mortgagor as its legal business address. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 28; AR at 16. In addition, â[i]f such violation is not corrected to the satisfaction of HUD within 30 days after the date such notice is mailed or within such further time as HUD determines is necessary to correct the violation, without further notice HUD may declare a Default under this Agreement....â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 28; AR at 16. Finally, the Regulatory Agreement incorporates by reference the PRAC and provides that a violation of the PRAC âmay be construed to constitute a default hereunder in the sole discretion of HUD.â Defs.â Stmt. ¶¶ 29-30; AR at 16. c.The PRAC The purpose of the PRAC âis to provide project rental assistance payments on behalf of Eligible Families leasing decent, safe and sanitary units from the Owner.â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 32; AR at 24. In paragraph 2.5(a), NBC agrees âto maintain and operate the Contract Units and related facilities to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing....â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 38; AR at 29. âIf HUD notifies the Owner that it has failed to maintain a dwelling unit in decent, safe, and sanitary condition and the Owner fails to take corrective action within the time prescribed in the notice, HUD may exercise any of its rights or remedies un *284 der [the PRAC]....â Defs.â Stmt. ¶42; AR at 29. Paragraph 2.13 provides that: If the Project is located in an area that has been identified by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency [âFEMAâ] as an area having special flood hazards and if the sale of flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the Owner agrees that it will obtain coverage of the Project, during its anticipated economic or useful life, by flood insurance in an amount at least equal to its development or project costs (less estimated land costs) or to the maximum limit of coverage made available with respect to the particular type of property under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1986, whichever is less. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 40; AR at 32. A default of the PRAC occurs when NBC: (1) violates or fails to comply with the PRAC, âincluding failure to correct any deficiencies identified by HUD in connection with any annual or other inspection;â (2) âassert[s] or demonstrate^] an intention not to perform some or all of its obligations underâ the PRAC; or (3) violates or fails to comply with Section 811, the Mortgage Agreement, or the Regulatory Agreement. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 43; AR at 33. Once HUD determines that a default has occurred, the PRAC provides that NBC shall be notified of the nature of the default; the actions and remedies required to cure default; and the time in which it has to cure default. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 44; AR at 33. 8 2. Hurricane Katrina, Fortner Manorâs Damages, and NBCâs Repair and Funding Plans In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and caused extensive damage to Fortner Manor, rendering the complex uninhabitable. Compl. ¶¶ 13, 19. All of Fortner Manorâs residents were evacuated during the hurricane and none were injured. Id. ¶ 18. Since Hurricane Katrina, and at least until the partiesâ briefing on the pending motions, Fortner Manor has remained vacant, uninhabitable, and inoperable. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 47. Although the parties disagree as to what occurred with respect to Fortner Manor in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, they agree that on April 28, 2006, NBC and HUD representatives met at HUDâs Forth Worth, Texas office. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 51. The parties also agree that on August 1, 2006, HUD authorized the payment of $15,000 from Fortner Manorâs reserve fun & 9 to pay for, inter alia, packing and storing of all salvageable items from Fortner Manor, removal of all refrig *285 erators, and gutting and cleaning of the entire first floor and four additional units on the second and third floors. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 52; AR at 35-38 (Letter from Ann C. Kizzier, Dir., La. Multifamily Program Cntr., to Kodozo Agbenyah, Taliafaro, Inc. (Aug. 1, 2006)). On August 31, 2006, HUD representatives and Reverend Gable met at HUDâs New Orleans office. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 55. During this meeting, the parties discussed the fact that Fortner Manor was not covered by flood insurance, and that NBC was seeking financing to repair Fortner Manor because it currently lacked the funds to do so. Id. 10 After Hurricane Katrina, HUD requested that owners and managers of properties that were affected by the hurricane provide HUD with plans for how their properties could be restored and therefore regain compliance with applicable regulations and agreements. See Defs.â Reply, Decl. of Anita Hamm (âHamm Deckâ) ¶ 8. 11 On October 16, 2006, HUDâs New Orleans office received a letter from KBK Enterprises (âKBKâ), a developer hired by NBC to rebuild Fortner Manor, requesting that HUD remove Fortner Manorâs PRAC and allow NBC to refinance Fortner Manor in order to facilitate its restoration. Defs.â Stmt. ¶56; AR at 40-41 (Letter from Keith Key, President & CEO, KBK, to Art Wells, Production Branch Chief, New Orleans Field Office, HUD (Sept. 27, 2006)). HUD responded to KBKâs request on November 1, 2006, informing KBK that its New Orleans field office was not authorized to remove the PRAC and that, pursuant to 24 C.F.R. § 891.170 , repayment of NBCâs capital advance would not extinguish NBCâs obligation to maintain Fort-ner Manor as Section 811 housing. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 57; AR at 42 (Letter from Cherlyn Wheeler, Asset Mgmt. Branch Chief, New Orleans Field Office, HUD, to Keith Key, President & CEO, KBK (Nov. 1, 2006)). KBK once again contacted HUDâs New Orleans office on February 16, 2007, this time with NBCâs âofficial proposalâ to redevelop Fortner Manor. AR at 44 (Letter from Keith Key, President & CEO, KBK, to Anita Hamm, Project Manager, New Orleans Field Office, HUD (Feb. 26, 2007)). In this proposal, KBK informed HUD that Fortner Manorâs estimated cost of repair would be $500,000 and detailed NBCâs efforts to obtain funding to meet this cost. Id. KBK also requested HUDâs âapproval to use the remainder of the reserve fund to complete specific predevelopment efforts,â and requested a twelvemonth forbearance on Fortner Manor so it could have time to make Fortner Manor operational. Id. at 44-45 ; Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 61. HUD responded on April 26, 2007, noting its frustration that Fortner Manorâs restoration had not progressed: âBecause a substantial amount of time has elapsed, our expectation was that by April 1st of this year, sufficient progress would have been made toward the redevelopment of these properties to warrant a meeting and discussion with HUD.â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 61; AR at 46 (Letter from Cherlyn Wheeler, *286 Asset Mgmt. Branch Chief, La. Multifamily Program Ctr., HUD, to Keith Key, President & CEO, KBK (Apr. 26, 2007)). HUD then informed KBK that it must provide the following documents and information to HUD by May 15, 2007: (1) cost estimates from insurance companies or general contractors detailing Fortner Manorâs repair costs; (2) architectural and engineering reports; (3) documentation supporting NBCâs applications for HOME funds, 12 FEMA funds, and a loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (âSBAâ); (4) documentation regarding other donated funds and other efforts to obtain funds; and (5) a separate request for use of reserve funds detailing the amount in the account and a description of the work to be done. Defs. Stmt. ¶ 61; AR at 46-47. HUD then denied KBKâs requests to access the balance of Fortner Manorâs reserve fund because KBKâs request did not satisfy the criterion for the use of such funds. AR at 47. Finally, HUD denied KBKâs request for a twelve-month forbearance but granted NBC a three-month forbearance â the maximum forbearance HUD could grant at one time. See id. On May 21, 2007, HUD officials met with Reverend Frank Centrallo, an NBC representative, in order for Reverend Cen-trallo âto provide [HUD] an update of the status of a reorganization plan to revitalizeâ NBCâs Fortner and Raphael Manors. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 63; Pl.âs Oppân, Decl. of Reverend Centrallo (âCentrallo Deckâ) ¶ 5. During the May 21, 2007 meeting, Reverend Centrallo provided HUD with a copy of KBKâs May 21, 2007 âHUD Redevelopment Status Reportâ (hereinafter, âKBK Planâ). Centrallo Deck ¶ 5; id., Ex. A (KBK Plan). 13 The KBK Plan is KBKâs response to HUDâs ârequest for supporting documentation and status updateâ regarding Fortner and Raphael Manors. Centrallo Deck, Ex. A (KBK Plan) at 5. In regard to Fortner Manor, the KBK Plan notes that âthe limitations placed on the Fortner property due to the PRAC requirements have surely left us with no real options for realistic rehabilitation of this property through financing options.â Id. Nonetheless, the KBK Plan âdetails [ ] the funding efforts pursued thus far for Fort-ner Manor ... and our final recommendation to solve th[e] dilemmaâ of redeveloping Fortner Manor. Id. Additionally, KBK âhope[d] that [HUDâs] review of the supporting documentation will provide proof of the exhausted efforts taken to secure any and all possible fundingâ and that the KBK Plan âwill provide [HUD] information necessary to consider [KBKâs] final recommendation to preserve these units.â Id. at 6 . This supporting documentation includes an accounting of Fortner Manorâs sources of income, including its reserve fund and pending FEMA funds. Id. at 19 (Fortner Manor Sources and Use Table (as of May 21, 2007)). In addition, the KBK Plan lists six different construction cost estimates for Fortner Manor, id. at 31 , and purports to include the documentation submitted by various contrac *287 tors to support these estimates, see id. at 31-51 . Finally, the KBK Plan provides documentation regarding efforts to procure a SBA loan, id. at 62-68 , FEMA funds, id. at 70-80 , and HOME funds, id. at 82-83 , for Fortner Manor. However, âdue to the absence of available funds,â KBK was unable to provide HUD with the requested architectural and engineering reports for Fortner Manor. Id. at 6 . 3. Violation Notices During the May 21, 2007 meeting, Reverend Centrallo also promised HUD that NBC would secure the building and area surrounding Fortner Manor within the near future. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 63. Towards that end, on June 6, 2007, HUD released, at NBCâs request, an additional $6,830.00 from Fortner Manorâs reserve fund âfor boarding of [the] building and a 12-month lawn service account.â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 65; AR at 48-49 (Letter from Cherlyn Wheeler, Asset Mgmt. Branch Chief, La. Multifamily Program Ctr., HUD, to Rosalind Swinger, Taliafaro, Inc. (June 6, 2007)). When HUD inspected Fortner Manor on July 12, 2007, however, it discovered that the first and second floors of Fortner Man- or were severely damaged, the buildingâs electrical and mechanical systems were damaged, and there was debris and high grass around the property. Defs. Stmt. ¶ 66; AR at 51-52. Consequently, on August 7, 2007, HUD sent NBC a âNotice of Regulatory Agreement Violationâ (hereinafter, âAugust 2007 Violation Noticeâ), informing NBC that it was in violation of its obligations â under paragraph 8 of the Regulatory Agreement and 24 C.F.R. § 5.703 â to maintain Fort-ner Manor in good repair and condition. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 67; AR at 51-54 (August 2007 Violation Notice). HUD then informed NBC that within thirty days it must: (1) remove debris, cut the grass, and secure the building at Fortner Manor; (2) conduct a survey identifying the physical deficiencies in the project; (3) submit an acceptable plan to correct Fortner Manorâs physical deficiencies; and (4) provide the completed survey, along with an executed certification that the above work had been completed, to HUDâs New Orleans office. AR at 51. HUD warned NBC that it would reinspect Fortner Man- or to confirm compliance with the Regulatory Agreement and that: If the owner fails to take the necessary corrective action, then the Secretary may, without further notice, declare the owner in default of the Regulatory Agreement and seek any and all available remedies, including but not limited to, acceleration of the outstanding principal indebtedness, foreclosure or any other appropriate remedies. Id. at 52 . NBC failed to take the requested corrective actions within the time requested. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 68. Consequently, nearly three months later, on November 3, 2007, HUD sent Reverend Centrallo another âNotice of Regulatory Agreement Violationâ (hereinafter, âNovember 2007 Violation Noticeâ) regarding Fortner Manor. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 68; AR at 55-56 (November 2007 Violation Notice). In the notice, HUD informed NBC that it would no longer hold Fortner Manorâs PRAC in forbearance. AR at 55. Additionally, HUD informed NBC that, despite having two years to return Fortner Manor to âgood repair and condition,â Fortner Manor âhas not become habitableâ and NBC has not âprovided an acceptable immediate plan to return the property to a habitable condition.â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 69; AR at 55. As a result, HUD ordered NBC to, within the next thirty days, submit âan immediate plan to bring [Fortner Manor] within good repair and condition within 90 days of submittal.â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 69; AR at 55. HUD once again cited 24 C.F.R. *288 § 5.703 for the appropriate standard for good repair and condition Fortner Manor must meet. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 69; AR at 55. HUD further advised NBC, just as in the August 2007 Violation Notice, that: If the owner fails to take the necessary corrective action, then the Secretary may, without further notice, declare the owner in default of the Regulatory Agreement and seek any and all available remedies, including but not limited to, acceleration of the outstanding principal indebtedness, foreclosure or any other appropriate remedies. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 69; AR at 56. 4. Default Notices On December 13, 2007, HUD once again inspected Fortner Manor and concluded that the property âremain[ed] uninhabitable due to substandard conditions.â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 71; AR at 57. Accordingly, on March 5, 2008, HUD sent Reverend Centrallo a âNotice of Default of the Project Rental Assistance Contractâ (hereinafter, âMarch 2008 Default Noticeâ). Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 72; AR at 57. The March 2008 Default Notice stated that, despite the August 2007 and November 2007 Violation Notices, NBC had âfail[ed] to maintain Fortner Manor in a decent, safe and sanitary condition in accordance with 24 C.F.R. § 5.703 .â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 72; AR at 57. For these reasons, the notice informed NBC that the Secretary had found it âto be in default of the Regulatory Agreement and the PRACâ and that âHUD shall pursue any and all remedies available to it without further notice.â AR at 58. 14 On December 18, 2008, HUD again informed NBC by letter (hereinafter, âDecember 2008 Default Noticeâ) that it was in default of the Regulatory Agreement and that it was now in a âmonetary defaultâ under the Mortgage Agreement because it âfailed to make monthly payments and failed to maintain and operate the property in a decent, safe and sanitary manner.â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 74; AR at 61-62 (December 2008 Default Notice). On account of these defaults and NBCâs âfailure to submit an acceptable reinstatement plan, HUD declare[d] the entire unpaid principal balance due and payable.â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 74; AR at 61. The December 2008 Default Notice also provided: Before instituting foreclosure proceedings, however, HUD will provide you with an opportunity to show reasons why foreclosure should not take place. If you believe that no default exists, or if you know of some other legal reason that HUD should not foreclose, these reasons should be submitted, in writing, within twenty-one (21) days of the receipt of this letter. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 74; AR at 61. Additionally, HUD informed NBC that a meeting could be scheduled to hear its appeal provided that NBC called or faxed a request for a meeting within seven days of receipt of the Notice. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 74; AR at 62. On January 12, 2009, Reverend Noble responded to the December 2008 Default Notice, arguing that HUDâs âpolicies and *289 procedures regarding foreclosure actionsâ did not anticipate a natural disaster the magnitude of Hurricane Katrina, and accordingly âspecial measures are warrantedâ with respect to Fortner Manor. PLâs Oppân, Decl. of Reverend Willie Gable (âGable Decl.â), Ex. H at 1 (Letter from Reverend Noble, Chairman, NBC, to Shaun Donovan, Secây, HUD (Jan. 12, 2009)). 15 The letter then detailed NBCâs efforts to restore Fortner Manor, including meeting with HUD and attempting to procure funding. See id. at 1-3 . Reverend Nobleâs January 12, 2009 letter also indicated, however, that NBC still had not obtained the funding necessary to repair Fortner Manor. See id. On April 29, 2009, Dr. Robert Turner, Sr., president of First District Missionary Baptist Association (âFDMBAâ), informed HUD that: (1) he was in receipt of the December 2008 Default Notice; (2) the FDMBA âis the local sponsor ofâ Fortner Manor; and (3) HUDâs previous correspondences regarding Fortner Manor âdid not include notice to the local sponsor.â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 77; AR at 64-65 (Letter from Dr. Robert Turner, Sr., President, FDMBA, to Ruth Pompa, Dir., Fort Worth Multifamily Property Disposition Ctr., HUD (Apr. 29, 2009)). Dr. Turner then requested a written update of the current status of Fortner Manorâs foreclosure and advised HUD that FEMA was still working to provide NBC funding to repair Fortner Manor. AR at 64. By a letter dated May 5, 2009, HUD responded to Dr. Turner, advising him that â[n]otice of pending foreclosure was given to the owner of recordâ and that â[s]ince we have no legal reasons to stop foreclosure,â HUD was proceeding with the foreclosure of Fortner Manor. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 78; AR at 66-67. 5. Appointment of Lilley as Foreclosure Commissioner and Notices of Foreclosure Sales Jack T. Stark, Deputy Regional Counsel of HUDâs Regional Counsel for the Southwest, appointed Roy S. Lilley as Fortner Manorâs foreclosure commissioner on May 20, 2009. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 79. On May 29, 2009, Lilley issued a âNotice of Default and Foreclosure Saleâ of Fortner Manor (hereinafter, âMay 2009 Notice of Foreclosure Saleâ), which scheduled Fortner Man- orâs foreclosure sale for July 8, 2009. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 80; AR at 79-80 (May 2009 Notice of Foreclosure Sale). On May 31, 2009, Lilley notified NBC of the July 8, 2009 foreclosure sale. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 82. "While Lilley completed the aforementioned tasks, the Secretary received a letter from U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu on NBCâs behalf, in which the Senator requested that HUD âconsider whether an extension [of Fortner Manorâs foreclosure] is warranted.â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 83; AR at 68 (Letter from Mary L. Landrieu, U.S. Senator, to Shaun Donovan, Secây, HUD (May 22, 2009)). On July 10, 2009, HUD responded to Senator Landrieuâs letter, recounting HUDâs rationale for foreclosing on Fortner Manor and indicating that, in light of Senator Landrieuâs letter, HUD would postpone Fortner Manorâs foreclosure for an additional twenty-one days. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 87; AR at 69-70 (Letter from Peter Kovar, Assistant Secây, HUD, to Mary L. Landrieu, U.S. Senator (Jul. 10, 2009)). *290 Consequently, on July 9, 2009, Lilley issued another âNotice of Default and Foreclosure Saleâ for Fortner Manor (hereinafter, âJuly 2009 Notice of Foreclosureâ) with a rescheduled foreclosure date of July 28, 2009. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 84; AR at 87-89 (July 2009 Notice of Foreclosure). The same day, Lilley notified NBC of the rescheduled foreclosure sale. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 86. On July 27, 2009, NBCâs counsel, Mark Weinstein, âattempted to contact [ ] Lilley ... in an effort to temporarily postpone or permanently halt foreclosure proceedings with respect to [Fortner Manor].â Pl.âs Oppân, Decl. of Mark Weinstein (âWeinstein Deckâ) ¶ 5. After not receiving âa prompt responseâ from Lilley on either July 27 or 28, 2009, id. ¶ 6 , NBC filed a motion for a temporary restraining order in a Louisiana state court, Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 89; Weinstein Deck ¶ 6; Defs.â Mot., Deck of Roy S. Lilley (âFirst Lilley Deckâ) ¶ 22. A hearing on the motion was held on the morning of the foreclosure sale â July 28, 2009. See Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 89; Weinstein Deck ¶ 7. Lilley attended the hearing after being contacted by NBCâs counsel, and ultimately the state court judge denied NBCâs motion on jurisdictional grounds. See Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 89; Weinstein Decl. ¶ 7. After the hearing, Lilley continued with Fortner Manorâs foreclosure sale that was scheduled for that afternoon. First Lilley Deck ¶ 25. At the sale, Jim Hotard Properties, LLC was the highest bidder with a bid of $201,000. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 95; First Lilley Deck ¶ 26. Subsequently, Lapey-rouse Investments (âLapeyrouseâ) obtained Hotardâs interest in Fortner Manor and a closing between Lapeyrouse and HUD was scheduled for September 17, 2009. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 93; First Lilley Deck ¶ 27. The day before the closing, Lilley received a letter from NBCâs counsel, Mr. Weinstein, advising Lilley that if HUD perfected the foreclosure and transferred Fortner Manor, NBC would bring suit seeking a declaration that the transfer was illegal. Defs.â Stmt. ¶¶ 94-95. At the closing the following day, Lilley advised La-peyrouse and the title insurance underwriter of NBCâs intention to sue if Fortner Manor was transferred. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 96; First Lilley Deck ¶ 29. Consequently, the underwriter refused to issue a title insurance policy and, without title insurance, Lapeyrouse was unable to obtain the loan necessary to effectuate the closing. Defs.â Stmt. ¶¶ 96-98; First Lilley Deck ¶¶ 29-30. With Lapeyrouse being unable to purchase Fortner Manor, HUD scheduled another foreclosure sale for November 30, 2009, and Lilley issued another âNotice of Default and Foreclosure Saleâ of Fortner Manor (âOctober 2009 Notice of Foreclosureâ). Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 99; First Lilley Deck ¶ 31; AR at 101-102 (October 2009 Notice of Foreclosure). On October 26, 2009, Lilley notified NBC of Fortner Man- orâs November 30, 2009 foreclosure sale. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 101. 16 At this final foreclosure sale, no bids were entered for Fort-ner Manor. Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 105. As a final matter, the Court notes that Reverend Gable declares that â[a]t this point, FEMA has awarded $571, 479 to Fortner Manor. In addition, NBC has the option of converting an award from another project to Fortner Manor in the amount of $578,826 for a total of $1,150, 305 in available proceeds to make repairs at Fortner Manor....â Gable Deck ¶69. NBC has provided no documentation to support these claims, and presumably FEMA would have provided NBC with documentation relating to an award of funds. Without such documentation, it is *291 unclear when FEMA allegedly granted NBC these funds and what restrictions FEMA may have placed on them. Based solely on Reverend Gableâs declaration, the Court can only assume that these funds were available as of the date of the declaration, i.e., May 5, 2010, subsequent to the events at issue. II. LEGAL STANDARD A. Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2) A plaintiff bears the burden of establishing a factual basis for asserting personal jurisdiction over a defendant. See Crane v. N.Y. Zoological Socây, 894 F.2d 454, 456 (D.C.Cir.1990). âThe plaintiff, however, cannot rest on bare allegations or conclusory statements and must allege specific facts connecting each defendant with the forum.â GTE New Media Servs., Inc. v. Ameritech Corp., 21 F.Supp.2d 27, 36 (D.D.C.1998); see also Second Amendment Found. v. U.S. Conference of Mayors, 274 F.3d 521, 524 (D.C.Cir.2001) (same). âTo make such a showing, the plaintiff is not required to adduce evidence that meets the standards of admissibility reserved for summary judgment and trial; rather she may rest her arguments on the pleadings, âbolstered by such affidavits and other written materials as [she] can otherwise obtain.â â Urban Inst. v. FINCON Servs., 681 F.Supp.2d 41, 44 (D.D.C.2010) (quoting Mwani v. bin Laden, 417 F.3d 1, 7 (D.C.Cir.2005)) (alteration in original). When determining whether personal jurisdiction exists over a defendant, the Court need not treat all of a plaintiffs allegations as true. Instead, the Court âmay receive and weigh affidavits and any other relevant matter to assist it in determining the jurisdictional facts.â United States v. Philip Morris, Inc., 116 F.Supp.2d 116 , 120 n. 4 (D.D.C.2000) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). Any factual discrepancies with regard to the existence of personal jurisdiction, however, must be resolved in favor of the plaintiff. See Crane, 894 F.2d at 456 . B. Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a complaint must contain âa short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief,â Fed. R.Civ.P. (8)(a), âin order to âgive the defendant fair notice of what the ... claim is and the grounds upon which it rests.â â Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 , 127 S.Ct. 1955 , 167 L.Ed.2d 929 (2007) (quoting Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 47 , 78 S.Ct. 99 , 2 L.Ed.2d 80 (1957)). Although âdetailed factual allegationsâ are not necessary to withstand a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss, to provide the âgroundsâ of âentitle[ment] to relief,â a plaintiff must furnish âmore than labels and conclusionsâ or âa formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action.â Id. âNor does a complaint suffice if it tenders ânaked assertion[s]â devoid of âfurther factual enhancement.â â Ashcroft v. Iqbal, â U.S. -, 129 S.Ct. 1937, 1949 , 173 L.Ed.2d 868 (2009) (quoting Twombly, 550 U.S. at 557 , 127 S.Ct. 1955 ). Rather, a complaint must contain sufficient factual allegations that if accepted as true, âstate a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.â Twombly, 550 U.S. at 570 , 127 S.Ct. 1955 . âA claim has facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged.â Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. at 1949 (citing Twombly, 550 U.S. at 556 , 127 S.Ct. 1955 ). When considering a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, the Court must construe the complaint in a light most *292 favorable to the plaintiff and must accept as true all reasonable factual inferences drawn from well-pleaded factual allegations. In re United Mine Workers of Am. Emp. Benefit Plans Litig., 854 F.Supp. 914, 915 (D.D.C.1994); see also Schuler v. United States, 617 F.2d 605, 608 (D.C.Cir. 1979) (âThe complaint must be liberally construed in favor of the plaintiff, who must be granted the benefit of all inferences that can be derived from the facts alleged.â) (internal quotation marks omitted). However, a plaintiff must provide more than just âa sheer possibility that a defendant has acted unlawfully.â Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. at 1950 . When a complaintâs well-pleaded facts do not enable a court, âdraw[ing] on its judicial experience and common sense,â âto infer more than the mere possibility of misconduct,â the complaint has not shown that the pleader is entitled to relief. Id. In evaluating a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), the Court is limited to considering the facts alleged in the complaint, any documents attached to or incorporated in the complaint, matters of which the court may take judicial notice, and matters of public record. See EEOC v. St. Francis Xavier Parochial Sch., 117 F.3d 621, 624 (D.C.Cir.1997). If, however, the parties present additional documents that are ânot excluded by the court, the motion [to dismiss] shall be treated as one for summary judgment and disposed of as provided in Rule 56.â Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(d). âAll parties must be given a reasonable opportunity to present all the material that is pertinent to the [converted] motion [for summary judgment].â Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(d). âThe decision to convert a motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgement ... is committed to the sound discretion of the trial court.â Flynn v. Tiede-Zoeller, Inc., 412 F.Supp.2d 46, 50 (D.D.C.2006) (citing 5C Charles Alan Wright & Arthur R. Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure § 1366 at 159 (3d ed. 2004)). In exercising this discretion, a âreviewing court should not automatically treat a dismissal where external materials were not excluded as a summary judgment, although such treatment may be the most common result.... Rather, the reviewing court must assure itself that summary judgment treatment would be fair to both parties in that the procedural requirements of the applicable rules were observed.â Tele Commcâns of Key West, Inc. v. United States, 757 F.2d 1330, 1334 (D.C.Cir.1985). However, âno useful purpose can be served by [Rule 12(d)âs notice and opportunity requirementâs] application where it is clear that the dispositive facts will remain undisputed and unchanged.â See Hollis v. U.S. Depât of Army, 856 F.2d 1541, 1544 (D.C .Cir.1988). C. Motion for Summary Judgment Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 Summary judgment is proper when âthe movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.â Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(a). Under the summary judgment standard, the moving party bears the âinitial responsibility of informing the district court of the basis for its motion, and identifying those portions of the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, together with the affidavits, if any, which it believes demonstrate the absence of a genuine issue of material fact.â Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 323 , 106 S.Ct. 2548 , 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986) (internal quotation marks omitted). In response, the non-moving party must âgo beyond the pleadings and by [its] own affidavits, or by the depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file, designate specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial.â Id. at 324 , 106 S.Ct. 2548 (internal quotation marks omitted). All under *293 lying facts and inferences are analyzed in the light most favorable to the non-moving party. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 255 , 106 S.Ct. 2505 , 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986). The mere existence of a factual dispute, by itself, is insufficient to bar summary judgment. See id. at 248 , 106 S.Ct. 2505 . To be material, the factual assertion must be capable of affecting the substantive outcome of the litigation; to be genuine, the issue must be supported by sufficient admissible evidence that a reasonable trier of fact could find for the nonmoving party. Laningham v. U.S. Navy, 813 F.2d 1236, 1241 (D.C.Cir.1987); see also Liberty Lobby, 477 U.S. at 251-52 , 106 S.Ct. 2505 (the court must determine âwhether the evidence presents a sufficient disagreement to require submission to a jury or whether it is so one-sided that one party must prevail as a matter of lawâ). âIf the evidence is merely colorable, or is not sufficiently probative, summary judgment may be granted.â Liberty Lobby, 477 U.S. at 249-50 , 106 S.Ct. 2505 (internal citations omitted). In addition, conclusory assertions offered without any factual basis for support do not satisfy an opponentâs burden to set forth âaffirmative evidenceâ showing a genuine issue for trial. Broaddrick v. Exec. Office of the President, 139 F.Supp.2d 55, 65 (D.D.C.2001) (citing Laningham, 813 F.2d at 1241 ). III. DISCUSSION A. Federal Defendantsâ Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2) 1. NBC Has Failed to Allege Facts Connecting Lilley tuith the District NBC has the burden of demonstrating that District of Columbia law grants this Court personal jurisdiction over Lilley. Crane, 894 F.2d at 456 ; see also Edmond v. U.S. Postal Serv. Gen. Counsel, 949 F.2d 415, 424 (D.C.Cir.1991) (âEven though subject-matter jurisdiction is here predicated upon a federal question, [plaintiffs] must rely on D.C. law to sue nonresident defendants, since no federal long-arm statute applies.â). For this Court to exercise personal jurisdiction over Lilley, NBC must plead facts sufficient to satisfy: (1) the District of Columbiaâs long-arm statute; and (2) the constitutional requirements of due process. See GTE New Media Servs. Inc. v. BellSouth Corp., 199 F.3d 1343, 1347 (D.C.Cir.2000). The long-arm statute provides in pertinent part: (a) A District of Columbia court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person, who acts directly or by an agent, as to a claim for relief arising from the personâsâ (1) transacting any business in the District of Columbia____ D.C.Code § 13-423. NBC asserts that jurisdiction is proper under subsection (a)(1) because âit is reasonable for NBC to aver HUD and [Lilley] remained in continuous contact (via email correspondences and telephone calls) regarding the foreclosure proceeding.â PLâs Oppân at 37. This contact, NBC avers, must have been directed into the District as HUD is a federal agency headquartered in the District. Id. NBC does not allege that any other contact with the District or subsection of the long-arm statute confers personal jurisdiction over Lilley. See PLâs Oppân at 37-39. 17 In contrast to NBCâs allegations, Lilley declares that his appointment as *294 Fortner Manorâs foreclosure commissioner was effectuated exclusively by HUDâs Fort Worth, Texas office and â[a]t no point did [he] communicate in any respect with any HUD official located in Washington, D.C., as part of the process by which [he] was appointed foreclosure commissioner.â Second Lilley Decl. ¶ 4; see also id. ¶ 5 (âAt no point during the course of my duties as foreclosure commissioner have I ever initiated any form of written, telephonic, or other contact with any HUD official located in Washington, D.C.â). In light of Lilleyâs uneontroverted declaration and NBCâs unsubstantiated speculation, the Court concludes that NBC has failed to establish specific facts connecting Lilley with the District. See Ameritech Corp., 21 F.Supp.2d at 36 (âThe plaintiff ... cannot rest on bare allegations or conclusory statements and must allege specific facts connecting each defendant with the forum.â). Accordingly, the Court may not exercise personal jurisdiction over Lilley pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of the long-arm statute. 2. The Jurisdictional Facts Are Not Intertwined with the Merits NBC contends that the Court should at least delay resolving whether it has personal jurisdiction over Lilley because this jurisdictional issue is intertwined with the merits of this case. Pl.âs Oppân at 39. Specifically, NBC contends that Lilleyâs possible communications with the District âwould also likely disclose the details surrounding NBCâs claims----â Id. at 40. As However, as this Court stated when rejecting NBCâs identical argument in opposition to Hotardâs motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction: [Wjhether this Court has personal jurisdiction over [Lilley] is not intertwined, much less inextricably, with the merits of this case. Regardless of whether Fortner Manorâs foreclosure complied with the APA and HUD procedures, the nature of [Lilleyâs] contacts with the District of Columbia will remain unaffected. The fact that the same evidence may both support [NBCâs] claims and indicate [Lilleyâs] contact with HUD, does not render the merits of this case inextricably intertwined with the personal jurisdiction issue currently before the Court. See [36] Mem. Op. at 7. Accordingly, the Court shall not defer resolution of Federal Defendantsâ motion to dismiss Lilley as a defendant for lack of personal jurisdiction. 3. NBC Is Not Entitled to Jurisdictional Discovery Finally, NBC attempts to evade the motion to dismiss Lilley as a defendant for lack of personal jurisdiction by claiming that it âis entitled, at bare minimum, to full discovery with respect to the jurisdictional issue raised.â Pl.âs Oppân at 40. âIt is well established that the âdistrict court has broad discretion in its resolution of [jurisdictional] discovery problems.â â FC Inv. Grp. LC v. IFX Markets, Ltd., 529 F.3d 1087, 1093 (D.C.Cir.2008) (quoting Naartex Consulting Corp. v. Watt, 722 F.2d 779, 788 (D.C.Cir.1983)). âThis Circuitâs standard for permitting jurisdictional discovery is quite liberal.â Diamond Chem. Co. v. Ato- *295 fina Chems., Inc., 268 F.Supp.2d 1, 15 (D.D.C.2003). â[H]owever, in order to get jurisdictional discovery a plaintiff must have at least a good faith belief that such discovery will enable it to show that the court has personal jurisdiction over the defendant.â Caribbean Broad. Sys., Ltd. v. Cable & Wireless PLC, 148 F.3d 1080, 1090 (D.C.Cir.1998) (denying jurisdictional discovery when plaintiff âdid not allege any facts remotely suggesting that [the defendant] had any connection to the District of Columbiaâ). Moreover, âa plaintiff must make a âdetailed showing of what discovery it wishes to conduct or what results it thinks such discovery would produce.â â Atlantigas Corp. v. Nisource, Inc., 290 F.Supp.2d 34, 53 (D.D.C.2003) (quoting Philip Morris, 116 F.Supp.2d at 130 n. 16). âWhere there is no showing of how jurisdictional discovery would help plaintiff discover anything new, âit [is] inappropriate to subject [defendants] to the burden and expense of discovery.ââ Id. (quoting COMSAT Corp. v. Finshipyards S.A.M., 900 F.Supp. 515 , 524 n. 4 (D.D.C.1995)) (alterations in the original); see also FC Inv. Grp., 529 F.3d at 1093 (â[A] request for jurisdictional discovery cannot be based on mere conjecture or speculation.â). In this case, NBC requests jurisdictional discovery âto establish the known jurisdictional predicates with record evidence.â Pl.âs Oppân at 41. NBC asserted this identical boilerplate request for jurisdictional discovery when it opposed Hotardâs motion to dismiss. The Court shall once again deny NBCâs request for jurisdictional discovery. First, NBCâs request does not amount to the necessaiy âdetailed showing of what discovery [NBC] wishes to conduct or what results it thinks such discovery would produce.â Atlantigas Corp., 290 F.Supp.2d at 53 . Second, as mentioned above, NBCâs basis for personal jurisdiction over Lilley is completely speculative, and therefore cannot serve as the basis for jurisdictional discovery. See FC Inv. Grp., 529 F.3d at 1093 (â[A] request for jurisdictional discovery cannot be based on mere conjecture or speculation.â). Contrary to NBCâs suggestion, a request for jurisdictional discovery is not a talisman whose mere utterance can ward off an impending motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. Rather, a plaintiff must at least have a good faith basis that jurisdictional discovery will reveal the existence of facts sufficient to establish personal jurisdiction over a defendant. See Caribbean Broad. Sys., 148 F.3d at 1090 . NBC has not provided the Court with a reason to believe that there is a good faith basis for seeking jurisdictional discovery. See Bastin v. Fed. Natâl Mortgage Assân, 104 F.3d 1392, 1396 (D.C.Cir.1997) (affirming district courtâs denial of jurisdictional discovery where request âwould amount to nothing more than a fishing expeditionâ). Therefore, the Court shall deny NBCâs request for jurisdictional discovery. Accordingly, the Court shall grant Federal Defendantsâ motion to dismiss Lilley as a defendant for lack of personal jurisdiction. B. The Secretaryâs Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) Although the Court will treat the Secretaryâs 18 dispositive motion primarily as a motion for summary judgment based on the partiesâ submission of materials outside the pleadings, there are two discrete claims which do not rely on matters outside the pleadings. These are NBCâs claims that (1) HUD discriminated against NBC at the request of other non-minority organizations, see Compl. ¶ 77; and (2) HUD âsingled outâ NBC for foreclosure, see id. ¶ 79. Therefore, the Court shall *296 consider these claims to determine whether NBC has asserted a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6). 1. NBC Has Failed to State a Claim that HUD Discriminated Against It at the Request of Non-Minority Profit or Non-Profit Organizations As part of its claim that the Secretary-acted arbitrarily or capriciously, NBC alleges that in foreclosing on Fortner Manor, HUD âacted upon the request of other, non-minority profit or nonprofit organizations who desired to obtain [NBCâs] valuable propertyâ and that this was âdiscriminatory.â Compl. ¶ 77. The Secretary argues that this claim must be dismissed because the Complaint fails to allege any facts that support this conclu-sory allegation or show that this would constitute arbitrary or capricious action by the Secretary. In its opposition, NBC fails to address this claim and does not otherwise argue that HUD discriminated against NBC in this manner. Accordingly, the Court may treat the Secretaryâs arguments as conceded. See, e.g., Hopkins v. Womenâs Div., Gen. Bd. of Global Ministries, 284 F.Supp.2d 15, 25 (D.D.C.2003) (âIt is well understood in this Circuit that when a plaintiff files an opposition to a dispositive motion and addresses only certain arguments raised by the defendant, a court may treat those arguments that the plaintiff failed to address as conceded.â), aff'd, 98 Fed.Appx. 8 (D.C.Cir.2004); Day v. D.C. Depât of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs, 191 F.Supp.2d 154, 159 (D.D.C.2002) (âIf a party fails to counter an argument that the opposing party makes in a motion, the court may treat that argument as conceded.â). Moreover, even if the Court were not to treat these arguments as conceded, the Court would still dismiss this claim for failure to state a claim because the Complaint does not contain any factual allegations to support this claim. 2. NBC Has Failed to State a Claim that HUD Singled It Out Foreclosure NBC also claims that the Secretary acted arbitrarily and capriciously by âsingling out [Fortner Manor] for foreclosure in the midst of the disorganization of the federal government in dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.â Compl. ¶ 79. The Secretary moves to dismiss this claim on the ground that NBC has failed to plead any specific facts to support it. See Defs.â Mot. at 44. After reviewing the Complaint, the Court agrees. NBC does not allege in its Complaint that there were other similarly situated properties that HUD did not foreclose on or otherwise explain how NBC was âsingled outâ by HUD. NBCâs conclusory allegation that HUD acted arbitrarily and capriciously by singling out NBC is insufficient to plausibly state a claim for relief. NBC does assert additional facts in its opposition that are arguably relevant to this claim, see PLâs Oppân at 9, 25, but the Court may not consider such new allegations when deciding a motion to dismiss, which tests the sufficiency of the allegations in the Complaint. See Arbitraje Casa de Cambio, S.A. de C.V. v. U.S. Postal Serv., 297 F.Supp.2d 165, 170 (D.D.C.2003) (âIt is axiomatic that a complaint may not be amended by the briefs in opposition to a motion to dismiss.â) (citation omitted). Moreover, the fact that HUD may have acted differently in other published cases involving foreclosure does not establish that it acted arbitrarily or capriciously in this instance. Therefore, for the aforementioned reasons, the Court concludes that NBC has failed to state a claim that HUD singled it out for foreclosure or dis *297 criminated against it at the request of non-minority organizations. 19 C. The Secretaryâs Motion for Summary Judgment The Court now considers the Secretaryâs motion for summary judgment. NBC asserts four counts against the Secretary. The Court shall first address Count I, which seeks a declaratory judgment that HUD failed to comply with its regulations requiring written notice justifying its refusal to delay or withdraw Fortner Man- orâs foreclosure. The Court shall then analyze Counts II and III, which are NBCâs challenges to HUDâs foreclosure process and decision under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq. (âAPAâ). Finally, the Court shall conclude with Count IV, wherein NBC seeks to permanently enjoin the Secretary from foreclosing Fortner Manor. 1. Count I In Count I, NBC claims that HUD violated its own regulations by failing to provide written notice justifying its refusal to delay or withdraw Fortner Manorâs foreclosure and seeks a declaration that the July 28, 2009 and November 30, 2009 foreclosure sales and October 2009 Notice of Foreclosure are therefore illegal and void. See Compl. ¶¶ 62-68. The regulation at issue is 24 C.F.R. § 27.25 (d), which states: âIf upon application by the mortgagor, the [foreclosure] commissioner refuses to withdraw the property from foreclosure under section 369A(a) of the Act (12 U.S.C. 3709(a)), the commissioner shall provide the mortgagor and the Secretary with a written statement of the reasons for the refusal.â In turn, 12 U.S.C. § 3709 (a) provides in pertinent part that: [T]he foreclosure commissioner shall withdraw the security property from foreclosure and cancel the foreclosure sale only if- (2) the commissioner finds, upon application of the mortgagor at least three days prior to the date of sale, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of the notice of default and foreclosure sale.... (emphasis added). The Secretary contends that HUD did not violate 24 C.F.R. § 27.25 (d) because the foreclosure commissioner never received a timely application from NBC to withdraw the property from foreclosure. NBC counters that its counsel attempted to contact Lilley on July 27 and 28, 2009 but did not receive a prompt response. 20 See Pl.âs Oppân at 32 (citing Weinstein Decl. ¶¶ 5-6). Even assuming, arguendo, that the attempts by NBCâs counsel to *298 contact Lilley amounted to an âapplicationâ under 24 C.F.R. § 27.25 (d), these attempts occurred the day before and the day of the foreclosure sale â July 28, 2009 â and therefore were untimely. See Compl. ¶ 43; Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 92. Section 3709(a) required NBC to submit its application at least three days prior to the foreclosure sale â i.e., by July 25, 2009. The Secretary contends that an untimely application does not trigger 24 C.F.R. § 27.25 (d)âs written response requirement. This is a straightforward reading of the regulations, and NBC advances no legal authority or argument to contradict the plain language of the regulations. In fact, NBC does not even discuss or refer to 24 C.F.R. § 27.25 (d) or 12 U.S.C. § 3709 (a) in its opposition. Accordingly, the Court cannot conclude that HUD failed to comply with 24 C.F.R. § 27.25 (d) and that the July 28, 2009 and November 30, 2009 foreclosure sales and October 2009 Notice of Foreclosure were contrary to the law as a result. Therefore, the Secretary is entitled to judgment as a matter of law with respect to Count I. 22 2. Counts II and III In Counts II and III of the Complaint, NBC claims that HUD violated the APA by, inter alia, failing to follow its own regulations, failing to afford NBC with due process prior to foreclosure, and deciding to foreclose on Fortner Manor amidst the federal governmentâs disorganized response to Hurricane Katrina. The APA provides cause of action for federal courts to âhold unlawful and set aside agency action, findings, and conclusions found to be ... arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.â 5 U.S.C. § 706 (2)(A). NBC, as the party challenging the agency action, must prove that HUDâs decision was arbitrary or capricious. City of Olmsted Falls v. Fed. Aviation Admin., 292 F.3d 261, 271 (D.C.Cir.2002). An agencyâs decision may be arbitrary and capricious if: (i) its explanation runs counter to the evidence before the agency or is so implausible that it could not be ascribed to a difference of view or the product of agency expertise; (ii) the agency entirely failed to consider an important aspect of the problem or issue; (iii) the agency relied on factors which Congress did not intend the agency to consider; or (iv) the decision otherwise constitutes a clear error of judgment. Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assân of the U.S., Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 463 U.S. 29, 43 , 103 S.Ct. 2856 , 77 L.Ed.2d 443 (1983); accord Jicarilla Apache Nation v. U.S. Depât of Interior, 613 F.3d 1112, 1118 (D.C.Cir.2010). In assessing the merits of NBCâs challenge, the Court begins with the presumption that HUDâs action was valid. Grid Radio v. Fed. Commcâns Commân, 278 F.3d 1314, 1322 (D.C.Cir.2002). This standard of review is highly deferential; the Court need not find that HUDâs decision is âthe only reasonable one, or even that it is the result [the Court] would have reached had the question arisen in the first instance in judicial proceedings.â Am. Paper Inst, Inc. v. Am. Elec. Power Serv. Corp., 461 U.S. 402, 422 , 103 S.Ct. 1921 , 76 L.Ed.2d 22 (1983). That is, it is not enough for HUDâs decision to be incorrect; so long as it has some rational basis, the court is bound to uphold the decision. Hosp. of Univ. of Pa. v. Sebelius, 634 F.Supp.2d 9, 13 (D.D.C.2009) (citing Citi *299 zens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe, 401 U.S. 402, 416 , 91 S.Ct. 814 , 28 L.Ed.2d 136 (1971)). Finally, in regard to HUDâs actions in particular, HUD must âexercise [its] powers, functions, and duties ... consistently with the national housing policy declared byâ the national housing acts. See 42 U.S.C. § 1441 . This mandate âis not prec-atory; HUD is obliged to follow these policiesâ and â[a]ction taken without consideration of them, or in conflict with them, will not stand.â Pennsylvania v. Lynn, 501 F.2d 848, 855 (D.C.Cir.1974). Nevertheless, âonce a mortgagor defaults, â[t]he federal policy to protect the treasury and promote the security of federal investment ... becomes predominant.â â United States v. OCCI Co., 758 F.2d 1160, 1163 (7th Cir.1985) (quoting United States v. Victory Highway Vill., Inc., 662 F.2d 488, 494 (8th Cir.1981)); accord United States v. Stadium Apartments, Inc., 425 F.2d 358, 363 (9th Cir.1970). The decision whether to foreclose âis fundamentally of a business and administrative nature, requiring the exercise of HUDâs business and administrative judgment.â United States v. Winthrop Towers, 628 F.2d 1028, 1036 (7th Cir.1980); see also Victory Highway Vill, 662 F.2d at 495 (â[HUD] has broad discretion to choose its possible remedies ... and thereby achieve national housing objectives.â). Although HUDâs decision whether to foreclose is subject to judicial review under the APA, judicial review should not âafford the defaulting mortgagor an opportunity to unduly prolong the foreclosure proceedings.â See Winthrop Towers, 628 F.2d at 1036 . HUD is entitled to summary judgment with respect to its decision to foreclose if NBC defaulted on the Mortgage Agreement, HUD is entitled to foreclose in light of NBCâs default, and HUDâs decision to foreclose was not arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law. See OCCI, 758 F.2d 1160, 1162-63 ; United States v. Wennick, 645 F.Supp. 103, 105 (D.Del.1986). The Court shall review the partiesâ allegations below with respect to each of these elements. a. NBC Remains in Non-Monetary and Monetary Default and Therefore HUD Is Entitled to Foreclose on Fortner Manor The Secretary contends that NBC has remained in non-monetary default with respect to Fortner Manor. See Defs.â Mot. at 31; Defs.â Reply at 16. The Court agrees. The August 2007 and November 2007 Violation Notices, as well as the March 2008 Default Notice, informed NBC that it was in violation of, inter alia, the Regulatory Agreement by failing to maintain Fortner Manor in good repair and condition. 23 Under the Regulatory Agreement, HUD may declare a default if NBC does not correct a violation within thirty days of receiving HUDâs notice of violation. See id. at 16 (Regulatory Agreement). Even after the August 2007 and November 2007 Violation Notices, NBC *300 did not cure its violations, and so HUD declared NBC in default of the Regulatory Agreement in the March 2008 and December 2008 Default Notices. See id. at 57-58 (March 2008 Default Notice); id. at 61 (December 2008 Default Notice). NBC disputes that it has failed to operate Fortner Manor in good repair and condition. However, NBC argues only that âthe damages caused by Hurricane Katrina could not have been controlled by NBCâ and that âall residents were evacuated safely and no one was hurt.â Pl.âs Oppân at 12. These excuses do not establish that NBC was not in default. As set forth in the August 2007 and November 2007 Violation Notices, as well as the March 2008 Default Notice, the standard for good repair and condition of Section 811 housing is set forth in 24 C.F.R. § 5.703 . See AR at 51 (August 2007 Violation Notice); id. at 55 (November 2007 Violation Notice); id. at 57 (March 2008 Default Notice). This standard does not discuss whether occupants safely escaped a natural disaster; rather, it sets forth minimum requirements for the physical condition of Section 811 housing. See 24 C.F.R. § 5.703 . NBC provides no authority for its claim that its noneompliance with the Regulatory Agreement may be excused because it was caused by a natural disaster. See Pl.âs Oppân at 12. In fact, as the Secretary notes, neither the Regulatory Agreement nor the Mortgage Agreement contains a force majeure clause or any other provision that would excuse NBCâs noncompliance with the Regulatory Agreement if caused by a natural disaster. See Defs.â Reply at 17. In the absence of such a provision, the fact that Hurricane Katrina caused Fortner Manorâs damages does not prevent NBC from being in default of the Regulatory Agreement and, consequently, the Mortgage Agreement. See AR at 7 (Mortgage Agreement) (incorporating by reference the Regulatory Agreementâs provisions). For these reasons, the Court concludes that NBC is in non-monetary default. The Secretary also contends that NBC remains in monetary default since HUD accelerated NBCâs capital advanceâ $1,535,700.00 â in the December 2008 Default Notice. See Defs.â Mot. at 31-32; Defs.â Reply at 17-18. NBC refutes this contention, arguing that it cannot be in monetary default because it was never obligated to make monthly mortgage payments for Fortner Manor. 24 See PLâs Oppân at 12, 30; see also Gable Dec!., Ex. H (Letter from Reverend Noble, Chairman, NBC, to Shaun Donovan, Secây, HUD (Jan. 12, 2009)), at 1 (disputing that NBC was in monetary default because âFortner Manor was funded thru [sic] a Section 811 Grant; therefore there is no monthly mortgage paymentâ). Although NBC is correct that it did not have to make monthly mortgage payments, the Mortgage Agreement provides that â[u]pon default under the Regulatory Agreement, the Mortgagee, at his/her option, may declare the whole indebtedness secured to be due and payable.â AR at 7 (Mortgage Agreement); see also AR at 16 (Regulatory Agreement) (providing that upon default of the Regulatory Agreement, HUD may â[d]eclare the whole of said indebtedness immediately due and payable *301 and then proceed with the foreclosure of the mortgageâ). Pursuant to the Mortgage Agreement, NBC was indebted to HUD for $1,585,700.00, which was secured by a mortgage in Fortner Manor. AR at 7. Prior to declaring this debt due in the December 2008 Default Notice, HUD warned NBC in the August 2007 and November 2007 Violation Notices that if NBC did not correct the noted violations, âthe Secretary may, without further notice, declare the owner in default of the Regulatory Agreement and seek any and all available remedies, including but not limited to, acceleration of the outstanding principal indebtednessAR at 52 (August 2007 Violation Notice); AR at 56 (November 2007 Violation Notice). In conclusion, NBCâs claim that it is not in monetary default because it did not have to pay monthly mortgage payments is without merit. The Court concludes that, as of the partiesâ filings in this case, NBC has remained in non-monetary and monetary default. It is clear from the record that HUD is entitled to foreclose on Fortner Manor under the terms of the Mortgage Agreement due to NBCâs monetary and non-monetary default. See AR at 9 (Mortgage Agreement) ¶ 21. Therefore, NBC must âcome forward and introduce, as an affirmative defense which would defeat HUDâs foreclosure right, evidence that HUDâs decision to foreclose was âarbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.â â OCCI, 758 F.2d at 1163 (quoting Winthrop Towers, 628 F.2d at 1036 ). NBC makes a series of allegations claiming that HUD acted arbitrarily, capriciously, or contrary to its own regulations when it decided to foreclose Fortner Manor. The Court shall address these arguments below in the order in which they appear in NBCâs Complaint, b. HUDâs Notices Complied with Applicable Regulations In Count II of its Complaint, NBC claims that it has been denied due process through HUDâs refusal to halt or adjourn Fortner Manorâs foreclosure without proper notice, an opportunity for a hearing, and adherence to HUD regulations. See Compl. ¶¶ 70-74. 25 In its Complaint, NBC alleges only that the May 2009 and October 2009 Notices of Foreclosure Sale did not adhere to HUD regulations. See Compl. ¶ 55. In its opposition, NBC also claims that the November 2007 Violation Notice and March 2008 and December 2008 Default Notices were improper. See Pl.âs Oppân at 11-12, 14-15. The Secretary responds to NBCâs arguments and does not argue that the Court should disregard NBCâs claims with respect to these notices. See Defs.â Reply at 13-16. Therefore, the Court shall address all of these arguments. i. HUD had no obligation to send the notices to the FDMBA. NBCâs first claim is that the March 2008 and December 2008 Default Notices, as well as the November 2007 Violation Notice, were improper because they were not sent to Fortner Manorâs local sponsorâ the FDMBA. See PLâs Oppân at 11-12. NBC, however, provides no authority that HUD was required to send notices to the FDMBA. In fact, as the Secretary points out, HUDâs only statutory obligation was *302 to send the March 2008 and December 2008 Default Notices to âthe original mortgagor and all subsequent mortgagors of record or other persons who appear of record or in the mortgage agreement to be liable for part or all of the mortgage debt.â 12 U.S.C. § 3708 (1)(B). HUD satisfied this obligation by sending the March 2008 and December 2008 Default Notices to Reverend Centrallo at 383 Washington Street, Newark, Ohio, which is NBCâs address in the Regulatory Agreement. See AR at 13 (Regulatory Agreement); id. at 57 (March 2008 Default Notice); id. at 61 (December 2008 Default Notice). 26 The statute also requires that notice be sent to the current security proper owner of record and all persons holding liens of record, see 12 U.S.C. § 3708 (1), but there is no evidence that FDMBA was either the current owner or a lienholder of record. As for the November 2007 Violation Notice, the Regulatory Agreement provides that if NBC violated any of the Regulatory Agreementâs provisions, âHUD may give written noticeâ to NBC at the address provided in the Regulatory Agreement âor such other address as may subsequently, upon written notice thereof to HUD, be designated by the Mortgagor as its legal business address.â Id. at 16 (Regulatory Agreement) (emphasis added). The November 2007 Notice cited NBC for a violation of the Regulatory Agreement and was sent to NBCâs address in the Regulatory Agreement. See id. at 55 (November 2007 Violation Notice). There is no evidence that NBC changed its legal business address to the FDMBA so as to implicate HUDâs obligation under the Regulatory Agreement. Additionally, NBC does not contend that it informed HUD that FDMBA was Fort-ner Manorâs âlocal sponsorâ before Dr. Turnerâs April 29, 2009 letter. AR at 64-65 (Letter from Dr. Robert Turner, Sr., President, FDMBA, to Ruth Pompa, Dir., Fort Worth Multifamily Property Disposition Ctr., HUD (Apr. 29, 2009)). Accordingly, even assuming arguendo that Dr. Turnerâs letter somehow obligated HUD to send future notices to the FDMBA, this obligation would have arisen only in July 2009 â after HUD sent out the March 2008 and December 2008 Default Notices, as well as the November 2007 Violation Notice. See Defs.â Reply at 14-15. Therefore, HUDâs notices were not improper by virtue of the fact that they were not sent to the FDMBA. ii. The November 2007 Violation Notice and March 2008 Default Notice are not improper simply because NBC disputes that Fortner Manor was secured. NBCâs second claim is that the November 2007 Violation Notice and March 2008 Default Notice were improper because NBC âdisputes that the property was not secured at the timeâ HUD sent the notices. PLâs Oppân at 11. These notices, however, did not claim that Fortner Manor was unsecured, but that Fortner Manor was âuninhabitable.â Defs.â Reply at 15; AR at 55 (November 2007 Violation Notice); id. at 57 (March 2008 Default Notice). NBC fails to explain how disputing that Fortner Manor was unsecured causes these notices to be improper. Consequently, the Court concludes that this dispute does not render the November 2007 Violation Notice or December 2008 Default Notice improper. See City of Olmsted Falls, 292 F.3d at 271 (â[T]he party chal *303 lenging an agencyâs action as arbitrary and capricious bears the burden of proof.â). 27 iii. HUD sent the July 2009 Notice of Foreclosure to the appropriate entities. NBCâs third claim is that the July 2009 Notice of Foreclosure was improper because it âwas not sent to the individual at NBC with whom HUD and ... Senator [Landrieujâs office had previously been communicating; and [it] was not sent to [Consoc] ... despite Dr. Nobleâs letter to HUD of April 11, 2008.â Pl.âs Oppân at 14-15. NBCâs arguments are without merit. Significantly, HUD was statutorily obligated to send the July 2009 Notice of Foreclosure to âthe original mortgagor and all subsequent mortgagors of record or other persons who appear of record or in the mortgage agreement to be liable for part or all of the mortgage debt.â 12 U.S.C. § 3708 (1)(B). HUD satisfied this obligation when it sent the notice by certified letter to Reverend Centrallo at 383 Washington Street, Newark, Ohio. See AR at 92 (Letter from Roy S. Lilley, to Reverend Centrallo, NBC (July 9, 2009)). NBC provides this Court with no authority indicating that HUD must exceed 12 U.S.C. § 3708âs requirements by also sending the July 2009 Notice of Foreclosure to the last NBC representative who communicated with HUD or to Consoc. Moreover, even assuming, arguendo, that HUD would be obligated to provide notices to entities other than those provided in 12 U.S.C. § 3708 (1) if requested to do so by NBC, Reverend Nobleâs April 11, 2008 letter to HUD does not actually request that Con-soc receive all future communications on NBCâs behalf. Rather, it provides that âNBC encountered administrative difficulties resulting from inappropriate representations by firms claimed [sic] to have been representing NBC,â and therefore only Consoc âis authorized to represent projects sponsored/controlled by NBC in your jurisdiction.â AR at 59. Accordingly, the Court rejects NBCâs argument that the July 2009 Notice of Foreclosure was improper. iv. The December 2008 Default Notice did not prevent NBC from offering HUD reasons to halt Fortner Manorâs foreclosure. NBCâs final argument is that the December 2008 Default Notice limited the reasons that NBC could offer HUD to halt Fortner Manorâs foreclosure to only âlegalâ reasons and that this limitation violated HUD regulations. See Pl.âs Oppân at 29-30. The Secretary disagrees, arguing that NBCâs premise is flawed because the December 2008 Default Notice did not limit NBC to offering only legal reasons to halt Fortner Manorâs foreclosure. See Defs.â Reply at 11-12. For the reasons set forth below, the Court agrees with the Secretary. The plain language of the December 2008 Default Notice places no limitations on the type of reasons that NBC could provide to HUD to halt Fortner Manorâs foreclosure. The December 2008 Notice provides in pertinent part that: Before instituting foreclosure proceedings, however, HUD will provide you with an opportunity to show reasons why foreclosure should not take place. If you believe that no default exists, or if you know of some other legal reason that HUD should not foreclose, these reasons should be submitted, in writing, *304 within twenty-one (21) days of the receipt of this letter. AR at 61. Essentially, NBCâs position is that the qualifier âlegalâ before âreasonâ means that NBC âcan only submit a legal reason why foreclosure should be halted.â Pl.âs Oppân at 29 (emphasis in the original). However, this position ignores the noticeâs preceding sentence, which states without qualification that âHUD will provide you with an opportunity to show reasons why foreclosure should not take place.â AR at 61 (emphasis added). Additionally, the words immediately surrounding the phrase âlegal reasonâ also belie NBCâs position that it could only offer legal reasons: âor some other legal reason.â AR at 61 (emphasis added). For the aforementioned reasons, the Court concludes that the December 2008 Default Notice did not preclude NBC from presenting nonlegal reasons to stop Fortner Manorâs foreclosure. Therefore, the Court need not determine whether a notice that did preclude a mortgagor from advancing nonlegal reasons would violate 24 C.F.R. § 27.5 . Nonetheless, even assuming arguendo that the December 2008 Default Notice violated 24 C.F.R. § 27.5 , the Court would still not vacate HUDâs decision to foreclose Fortner Manor on this basis because NBC has failed to argue that this error was prejudicial. See PDK Labs., Inc. v. U.S. Drug Enforcement Admin., 362 F.3d 786, 799 (D.C.Cir.2004) (âIf the agencyâs mistake did not affect the outcome, if it did not prejudice the petitioner, it would be senseless to vacate and remand for reconsideration.â). NBC does not explain how the December 2008 Default Noticeâs use of the phrase âlegal reasonâ actually influenced the reasons it presented to HUD in favor of halting Fortner Manorâs foreclosure. In fact, NBCâs actions after the December 2008 Default Notice demonstrate that the phrase did not actually impact NBC. On January 12, 2009, Reverend Noble sent a letter to the Secretary in which he indicated that he had reviewed the December 2008 Default Notice and requested that the Secretary consider halting the foreclosure of Fortner Manor for, inter alia, the following reasons: (1) the December 2008 Default Noticeâs erroneous reference to failure to pay monthly mortgage payments; (2) NBCâs efforts after Hurricane Katrina to obtain reconstruction funding; (3) how halting the foreclosure of Fortner Manor would allegedly advance HUDâs goals; and (4) how HUDâs guidelines and procedures were not created in anticipation of a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina. Gable Deck, Ex. H (Letter from Reverend Noble, Chairman, NBC, to Shaun Donovan, Secây, HUD (Jan. 12, 2009)), at 1-3. Because Reverend Nobleâs arguments are not limited to just âlegal reasons,â the Court does not perceive how the December 2008 Default Notice actually prejudiced NBC by preventing it from presenting nonlegal reasons to halt Fortner Manorâs foreclosure. Accordingly, the Court rejects NBCâs claims that the December 2008 Default Notice, or any other notice, was improper. c. Count III In Count III of its Complaint, NBC claims HUD acted arbitrarily and capriciously and abused its discretion by (1) foreclosing on Fortner Manor despite the national housing policies implemented after Hurricane Katrina, see PLâs Oppân at 21-24; (2) foreclosing on Fortner Manor despite the known disorganization of federal agencies after Hurricane Katrina and accompanying delays, see Compl. ¶ 79; Pl.âs Oppân at 25-28; and (3) failing to consider all the evidence presented to HUD regarding NBCâs financing and rebuilding efforts, see Compl. ¶ 77; PLâs *305 Oppân at 9-10, 24, 28-33. 28 The Court shall review each of these claims below. i. HUDâs decision to foreclose Fortner Manor did not violate national housing policies. NBC argues that HUDâs decision to foreclose on Fortner Manor was arbitrary and capacious because several contemporaneous Congressional statutes and a state administrative plan stressed the importance of maintaining affordable rental housing, including Section 811 housing, in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. See Pl.âs Oppân at 21-25. In particular, NBC relies upon: (1) the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery (âHurricane Recovery Actâ), Pub.L. No. 109-234, 120 Stat. 418 (2006); (2) the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (âDOD Appropriations Actâ), Pub.L. No. 109-148, 119 Stat. 2680 (2005); (3) the Louisiana Recovery Authority Action Plan Amendment (âAction Planâ); and (4) the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (âDHS Appropriations Actâ), Pub.L. No. 109-295, 120 Stat. 1355 (2007). See PLâs Oppân 21-24. The Secretary disputes that any of the aforementioned sources altered HUDâs preexisting obligation to âpreserve the assets of the insurance fund so that more projects may be insured in the futureâ and to âprotect public money from unnecessary risk.â â OCCI, 758 F.2d at 1165 . For the reasons set forth below, the Court concludes that the aforementioned sources did not render HUDâs foreclosure decision arbitrary or capricious. First, as the Secretary notes, Defs.â Reply at 19, this Court reviews HUDâs foreclosure decisions for consistency with the national housing policies that are enunciated in the national housing acts, including 42 U.S.C. § 1441 , see, e.g., OCCI, 758 F.2d at 1162 (âHUD must exercise its powers consistent with national housing policy as embodied in 42 U.S.C. § 1441 .... â). In this case in particular, HUDâs decision to foreclose Fortner Manor must be consistent with, inter alia, Section 811âs purpose of: Enabling] persons with disabilities to live with dignity and independence within their communities by expanding the supply of supportive housing that ... (1) is designed to accommodate the special needs of such persons; and (2) provides supportive services that address the individual health, mental health, and other needs of such persons.... 42 U.S.C. § 8013 (a). The Secretary argues that his decision to foreclose on Fort-ner Manor is consistent with national housing policies for two reasons. See Defs.â Mot. at 46. First, the record indicates that Fortner Manor was a vacant and blighted property for almost five years, and this frustrated the national housing policy of eliminating substandard and inadequate housing for low-income individuals. Second, after working with NBC for several years to redevelop Fortner Manor unsuccessfully, HUD determined that the new ownership of Fortner Manor was required to expeditiously return the property to use for the disabled and elderly population of New Orleans. Given HUDâs broad *306 discretion in advancing national housing policies and the fact that NBC is in default, the Court cannot conclude that HUDâs foreclosure decision was arbitrary or capricious in light of the national housing policies. See Victory Highway Vill, 662 F.2d at 495 (HUD âhas broad discretion to choose its possible remedies ... and thereby achieve national housing objectivesâ). NBC provides no authority to support its unstated presumption that HUDâs foreclosure decisions are arbitrary or capricious if they are inconsistent with Congressional or state policies other than the aforementioned national housing acts. On this basis alone, the Court rejects NBCâs argument that HUD acted contrary to national housing policies because NBC fails to evaluate HUDâs foreclosure decision under the relevant national housing policies. Even assuming arguendo that the sources relied upon by NBC are relevant in determining whether HUDâs foreclosure decision was consistent with national housing policies, the Court cannot agree with NBC that HUD acted arbitrarily or capriciously in light of the actions taken after Hurricane Katrina. First, NBC relies upon the Hurricane Recovery Actâs grant of $5.2 billion âfor repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction ... of the affordable rental housing stock (including public and other HUD-assisted housing) in the impacted areas.â See 120 Stat. at 472. The Act also provides that HUD âmay waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds or guarantees____â Id. at 472-73. NBC argues that the Hurricane Recovery Act conveyed Congressâs intent that Section 811 housing be preserved. However, the Hurricane Recovery Act did not alter HUDâs mandate; it reinforces HUDâs discretion. Furthermore, HUDâs decision to foreclose on Fortner Manor is consistent with the Actâs purpose of increasing the amount of affordable rental housing because HUD concluded that another owner could restore Fortner Manor more expeditiously. Therefore, the Court finds that the Hurricane Recovery Act does not render HUDâs decision to foreclose on Fort-ner Manor arbitrary or capricious. Second, NBC relies upon the DOD Appropriations Act, and particularly the Actâs following language: âTo the extent feasible the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall preserve all housing within the area declared a major disaster ... resulting from Hurricane Katrina or Rita that received project-based assistance under ... section ... 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act....â 119 Stat. at 2781. According to NBC, foreclosing on Fortner Manor was arbitrary or capricious because it failed to âpreserveâ Section 811 housing, and therefore violated the DOD Appropriations Act. See Pl.âs Oppân at 22-23. The Court disagrees. In light of NBCâs delays in redeveloping Fortner Manor and lack of funding, it was reasonable for HUD to conclude that foreclosing Fortner Manor and permitting the successful bidder to operate the property as low income housing would be the best method for preserving Fortner Manor. See AR at 79 (May 2009 Notice of Foreclosure) (providing that the successful bidder on Fortner Manor âwill, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 3706(b)(2)(A), be required to operate the Project in accordance with ... 12 U.S.C. sec. 1715Ă â). Third, NBC relies upon the Action Plan, which purportedly indicates that the replacement of damaged rental housing is imperative to Louisianaâs economic recovery in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. See PLâs Oppân at 22-23. Neither party pro *307 vided the Court with a copy of, or a citation to, the Action Plan, and therefore the Court cannot review this documents. Because NBC bears the burden of proving that HUDâs actions were arbitrary and capricious, the Court shall reject NBCâs claim that HUDâs decision to foreclose was arbitrary or capricious based on the Action Plan. Finally, NBC relies upon: (1) the DHS Appropriations Actâs mandate that FEMA prepare a National Disaster Housing Strategy (âStrategyâ); (2) Congressâ requirement that the Strategy âdescribe plans for promoting the repair or rehabilitation of existing housing;â 6 U.S.C. § 772 (b)(7); and (8) the fact that FEMA was allegedly late in completing the Strategy, see Pl.âs Oppân at 23-24. The Strategy, according to NBC, evidences Congressâ acknowledgment of the importance of rehabilitating rental housing in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Id. However, NBC neither cites to, nor argues that, any provision of the DHS Appropriations Act pertains to HUD. Accordingly, this argument fails for the same reasons as NBCâs previous arguments: the DHS Appropriations Act did not preclude HUD from foreclosing on defaulted properties. In conclusion, the Court finds that NBC has failed to establish that HUDâs decision to foreclose Fortner Manor was arbitrary or capricious in light of the relevant national housing policies in effect before or after Hurricane Katrina, ii. HUDâs decision to foreclose was not arbitrary or capricious in light of the alleged disorganization of federal agencies after Hurricane Katrina. NBC also claims that HUD acted arbitrarily and capriciously in deciding to foreclose on Fortner Manor because of: (1) known âbureaucratic roadblocks;â (2) criticisms regarding FEMAâs handling of recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina; (3) and the allegedly âtempestuousâ relationship between FEMA and HUD. See PLâs Oppân at 25-27. NBC then argues that HUDâs decision to declare NBC in violation of the Regulatory Agreement in August 2007 â two years after Hurricane Katrina â was unreasonable because the Strategy indicates that homes damaged by a disaster âoften require more than 2 years to repair or rebuild.â See FEMA, National Disaster Housing Strategy (âStrategyâ) 71 (Jan. 16, 2009), available at http://www.fema.gov/pdfiemergency/ disasterhousing/NDHS-core.pdf. For the reasons set forth below, the Court finds NBCâs arguments to be without merit. First, although HUD issued NBCâs first violation notice in August 2007, HUD did not actually declare NBC in default until March 2008, more than two and a half years after Hurricane Katrina, AR at 61-62 (March 2008 Default Notice), and did not schedule a foreclosure sale until July 8, 2009, nearly four years after Hurricane Katrina, id. at 79-80 (May 2009 Notice of Foreclosure Sale). Regardless of the Strategyâs relevancy to HUDâs foreclosure decision, the Court cannot find that HUDâs decision to hold a foreclosure sale nearly four years after Hurricane Katrina is arbitrary or capricious simply because the Strategy indicates that housing damaged in a natural disaster generally takes more than two years to rebuild. See Strategy at 71. Second and more importantly, the logic behind NBCâs argument reveals that its position is untenable. Although framed in terms of administrative difficulties, NBC essentially asks this Court for a defense to Fortner Manorâs foreclosure because Hurricane Katrina damaged Fortner Manor. The Court cannot conclude that HUDâs decision to hold a foreclose sale of Fortner Manor nearly four years after Hurricane Katrina was arbitrary or capricious. To *308 do so would require this Court to grant NBC a perpetual defense to foreclosure because there is no limiting principle to NBCâs argument â Le., NBC presents no period of time after which Hurricane Katrina would no longer excuse its noncompliance with its contractual obligations. See PLâs Oppân at 25-27. As of the time the parties filed their briefs with the Court, NBC remains in default of the Mortgage Agreement and, as such, HUD âhas broad discretion to choose its possible remedies ... and thereby achieve national housing objectives.â Victory Highway Vill., 662 F.2d at 495 . Although â[t]he prompt enforcement of the rights of the United States through HUD to a foreclosure and sale ... are consistent with national housing policy,â id., in this case, HUD waited, choosing instead to enforce its rights through a foreclosure sale nearly four years after Hurricane Katrina. Throughout this period of time, as well as in its filings to this Court to date, NBC has never claimed that it had complied with the Regulatory Agreement or that it could cure its non-monetary and monetary defaults pursuant to 12 U.S.C. § 3709 (a)(3), thereby saving Fortner Manor from foreclosure. In conclusion, the Court cannot find HUDâs decision to hold a foreclosure sale for Fortner Manor, nearly four years after Hurricane Katrina, was arbitrary or capricious due to âbureaucratic roadblocks,â criticisms regarding FEMAâs handing of Hurricane Katrina, and the allegedly âtempestuousâ relationship between FEMA and HUD. iii. HUDâs foreclosure decision was not arbitrary or capricious because of an alleged failure to consider all the information NBC and others presented to HUD. NBCâs chief complaint is that HUD failed to consider all of the information NBC and others submitted regarding NBCâs financing and restoration plans for Fortner Manor. See PLâs Oppân at 9-10, 24, 28-33. This failure, NBC avers, rendered HUDâs decision to foreclose arbitrary and capricious. See id. at 28-33 . To be clear, NBC does not claim that this information demonstrated that NBC was not in default or that, despite NBCâs default, the Mortgage Agreement forbade HUD from foreclosing on Fortner Manor. Rather, NBC appears to claim that HUDâs decision to proceed with the foreclosure was arbitrary and capricious because this information should have been sufficient to meet HUDâs request for a restoration plan. This argument is unconvincing for several reasons. An agencyâs decision is arbitrary or capricious if: (i) it is counter to the evidence before the agency or is so implausible that it could not be ascribed to a difference of view or the product of agency expertise; (ii) the agency entirely failed to consider an important aspect of the problem or issue; (iii) the agency relied on factors which Congress did not intend the agency to consider; or (iv) the decision otherwise constitutes a clear error of judgment. Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assân, 463 U.S. at 43 , 103 S.Ct. 2856 . In March 2008, over two and a half years after Hurricane Katrina, HUD first declared NBC in default because Fortner Manor âremain[ed] uninhabitable due to substandard conditions.â AR at 57. Even assuming that NBC met HUDâs requirements for a restoration plan, NBC has never indicated that it has the funding necessary to implement a restoration plan. Notably, even ten months after the March 2008 Default Notice, Reverend Noble indicated to HUD that NBC still did not have the funds necessary to restore Fortner Manor. PLâs Oppân, Rev. Gable Dec!., Ex. H (Letter from Reverend Noble, Chairman, NBC, to Shaun Donovan, Seeây, HUD (Jan. 12, *309 2009)), at 1. NBC points to no authority that requires HUD to allow Fortner Man- or to languish in disrepair for years while NBC attempts to procure funding to restore Fortner Manor and thereby meet its contractual obligations. NBC cannot reasonably claim that HUD had a contractual, statutory, or regulatory obligation to accept NBCâs restoration plan in lieu of declaring NBC in default. Therefore, HUDâs decision to declare NBC in default was not arbitrary or capricious even assuming NBC filed an adequate restoration plan. After HUD declared NBC in default in the March 2008 Default Notice, â[t]he federal policy to protect the treasury and promote the security of federal investment ... [became] predominant.â OCCI, 758 F.2d at 1163 (citation omitted). NBC suggests that HUD had an obligation to halt the foreclosure because NBC and others requested that it do so and HUD appeared to be willing to defer foreclosures if mortgagors submitted recovery plans. However, these are equitable grounds for halting foreclosure, and â[e]quitable grounds ... are not a defense to mortgage foreclosure by HUD once default occurs.... â Id. at 1165 . Additionally, even assuming that NBC received funds from FEMA in July 2009 as it claims, see PLâs Oppân at 25 (citing Gable Decl. ¶ 69), NBC was already in default at this time, and therefore HUDâs decision to proceed with the foreclosure despite this promised funding is a wholly discretionary business judgment, see OCCI, 758 F.2d at 1165 (â[A]ny further business judgments made by HUD in its continued prosecution of the foreclosure action are immaterial and collateral to HUDâs decision to foreclose and, therefore, wholly discretionary.â). Therefore, the Court is also unable to find that HUDâs decision to foreclose on Fortner Manor once NBC was in default was arbitrary or capricious due to a failure to consider the information NBC submitted. For the aforementioned reasons, the Court concludes that HUDâs decision to foreclose on Fortner Manor did not violate the APA, and therefore the Secretary is entitled to summary judgment with respect to Counts II and III. 3. Count TV In Count IV, NBC seeks a permanent injunction enjoining the Secretary from selling Fortner Manor pursuant to a non-judicial foreclosure. Compl. ¶¶ 82-88; see also id. at 17-18 (requesting relief for Count IV). 29 In determining whether a permanent injunction is appropriate, courts consider the following factors: (1) the plaintiffs success on the merits; (2) whether the plaintiff will suffer irreparable injury absent an injunction; (3) whether, balancing the hardships, there is harm to the defendants or other interested parties; and (4) the public interest supports granting the requested injunction. Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. v. U.S. Food & Drug Admin., 587 F.Supp.2d 13,17 (D.D.C.2008) (citing Nichols v. Truscott, 424 F.Supp.2d 124, 143 (D.D.C.2006)). Because NBC has not succeeded on the merits of its claims, it is not entitled to permanent injunctive relief. Accordingly, the Court shall grant the Secretaryâs motion for summary judgment with respect to Count IV. IV. CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the Court shall GRANT Federal Defendantsâ [21] Motion to Dismiss the Complaint, or, Al- *310 tentatively for Summary Judgment and DENY Plaintiffs construed motion for jurisdictional discovery. Specifically, the Court shall GRANT Federal Defendantsâ motion to dismiss Lilley as a defendant for lack of personal jurisdiction. Additionally, the Court shall GRANT the Secretaryâs motion to dismiss NBCâs claims that HUD discriminated against NBC at the request of non-minority organizations and singled out NBC for foreclosure. The Court shall GRANT the Secretaryâs alternative motion for summary judgment as to NBCâs remaining claims. An appropriate order accompanies this Memorandum Opinion. 1 . The Court shall use the term âSecretaryâ and "HUDâ interchangeably throughout this Memorandum Opinion. 2 . NBC has also filed a [37] Motion for Oral Argument on the pending motion, which Federal Defendants do not oppose but believe is unnecessary. The Court finds that oral argument would not be helpful in deciding the pending motion, and therefore the Court shall DENY NBCâs motion for oral argument. See LCvR 7(f) ("A party may in a motion or opposition request an oral hearing, but its allowance shall be within the discretion of the court.â), 3 . In support of their motion, Federal Defendants have attached a declaration from Defendant Lilley and a 118-page administrative record. NBC attached three declarations and numerous exhibits totaling over 300 pages to its opposition, and Federal Defendants attached additional declarations and exhibits totaling 96 pages to their reply. 4 . As amended, the term "supportive housing for persons with disabilitiesâ means dwelling units that "are designed to meet the permanent housing needs of very low-income persons with disabilitiesâ and "are located in housing that make available supportive services that address the individual health, mental health, or other needs of such persons.â 42 U.S.C. § 8013 (k)(3). âThe term 'person with disabilities' means a household composed of one or more persons who is 18 years of age or older and less than 62 years of age, and who has a disability.â Id. § 8013(k)(2). A person âhas a disabilityâ if, pursuant HUD regulations, the person is developmentally disabled, as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 15002 (8), or is determined to have âa physical, mental, or emotional impairment which (A) is expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration, (B) substantially impedes his or her ability to live independently, and (C) is of such a nature that such ability could be improved by more suitable housing conditions.â Id. 5 . For purposes of Section 811, "very low-incomeâ is defined in the same manner as 42 U.S.C. § 1437a(b)(2), which defines "very low-income familiesâ as âfamilies whose incomes do not exceed 50 per centum of the median family income for the area, as determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and larger families.â See id. § 8013(k)(9). 6 . The MMFA also provides that within ten days of the foreclosure sale, the notice of *282 default and foreclosure sale must be sent to "all persons holding liens of record upon the security property.â Id. § 3708(1)(C). 7 . The Court strictly adheres to the text of Local Civil Rule 7(h) when resolving motions for summary judgment. See Burke v. Gould, 286 F.3d 513, 519 (D.C.Cir.2002) (finding district courts must invoke the local rule before applying it to the case). The Court has advised the parties that it strictly adheres to Rule 7(h) and has stated that it "assumes facts identified by the moving party in its statement of material facts are admitted, unless such a fact is controverted in the statement of genuine issues filed in opposition to the motion.â [25] Order (Apr. 16, 2010) at 3-4. The Court has also advised the parties that â[a]t all points, [they] must furnish precise citations to the portions of the record on which they rely.â Id. at 4; see also Burke, 286 F.3d at 518 ("[A] district court judge should not be obligated to sift through hundreds of pages of depositions, affidavits, and interrogatories in order to make his own analysis and determination of what may, or may not, be a genuine issue of material disputed fact.â (quoting Twist v. Meese, 854 F.2d 1421, 1425 (D.C.Cir.1988)) (internal quotation marks omitted)). Therefore, in most instances the Court shall cite only to Federal Defendantsâ Statement of Material Facts Not in Genuine Dispute ("Defs.' Stmt.â), unless a statement is contradicted by NBC, in which case the Court may cite NBC's Response to Defendantsâ Statement of Material Facts Not in Genuine Dispute and Statement of Disputed Material Facts ("Responseâ or "Resp.â). The Court shall also cite directly to evidence in the record, where appropriate. The Court notes that along with its Response, NBC filed 114 pages of documents to which NBC does not cite and which appear to be unrelated to this case and possibly filed by mistake. See Docket No. [28-4] at 43-156. Accordingly, the Court shall not reference these materials in resolving the pending motions. 8 . The Use Agreement, although not at issue in this pending motion, provides that "in exchange for HUD's agreement to provide capital advance financing and project rental assistance payments, [NBC] has agreed to continue to operate [Fortner Manor] only as rental housing for very-low income elderly or disabled persons for not less than 40 years from July 1, 2000, unless otherwise provided by HUD.â Defs.' Stmt. ¶ 22; AR at 20. "In the event of a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of this [Use] Agreement, any eligible tenant or application for occupancy, or the Secretary or his or her successors or delegates, may institute proper legal action to enforce performance of such provisions, to enjoin any acts in violation of such provisions, to recover whatever damages can be proven, and/or to obtain whatever other relief may be appropriate.â Defs.' Stmt. ¶ 23; AR at 21. 9 . A reserve fund "is generally used to help defray the costs of replacing a project's capital items. However, following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, HUD has permitted the use of reserves to make necessary repairs pursuant to Department Policies and Handbooks.â AR at 47 (Letter from Cherlyn Wheeler, Asset Mgmt. Branch Chief, La. Multifamily Program Ctr., HUD, to Keith Key, President & CEO, KBK (Apr. 26, 2007)). 10 . NBC claims that it informed HUD during the August 31, 2006 meeting that it did not have the funds necessary to repair Fortner Manor and Raphael Manor, which is another of NBC's properties damaged by Hurricane Katrina. PLâs Resp. ¶ 55. 11 . Anita Hamm, project manager in HUDâs Louisiana Multifamily Program Center, declares that NBC was informed of this requirement around May 3, 2006. See Hamm Decl. ¶ 8. The letter supposedly informing NBC of this requirement is not part of the administrative record and "has been unintentionally misplaced and [HUD] ha[s] not been able to locate it.â Id. In light of the foregoing, the Court does not rely on this fact but merely states it here to explain why NBC and its affiliates began submitting proposals to HUD. 12 . HOME funds are allocated by HUD âamong eligible State and local governments to strengthen public-private partnerships and to expand the supply of decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing, with primary attention to rental housing, for very low-income and low-income families.â 24 C.F.R. § 92.1 . âState and local governments ... may use HOME funds to carry out multi-year housing strategies through acquisition, rehabilitation, and new construction of housing, and tenant-based rental assistance.â Id. 13 . According to Ms. Hamm, the KBK Plan was omitted from the administrative record due to âan unintentional oversight.â Defs.âs Reply, Hamm Deck ¶ 18. Given that NBC provided the KBK Plan along with its opposition, Centrallo Deck, Ex. A, the Court perceives no prejudice in its consideration of the KBK Plan in resolving the pending motions. 14 . After the March 2008 Notice, on April 11, 2008, NBC's chairman, Reverend Noble, informed HUD that "NBC encountered administrative difficulties resulting from inappropriate representations by firms claimed [sic] to have been representing NBC.â Defs.' Stmt. V 73; AR at 59-60 (Letter from Reverend Noble, Chairman, NBC, to Michael Backman, Dir., New Orleans Multifamily Hub (Apr. 11, 2008)). Consequently, NBC "reorganized itself,â retained Consoc Housing Consultants ("Consocâ) as its "sole housing consultant and owner representative,â and instructed HUD that "no other owner's representatives or consultant (the retained management agent excepted) is authorized to represent projects sponsored/controlled by NBC in your jurisdiction.â Defs.â Stmt. ¶ 73; AR at 59. 15 . On January 5, 2009, Consoc apparently sent a letter to HUD indicating that it would call later that day to arrange a meeting in response to the December 2008 Notice. See Gable Decl., Ex. I (Letter from Bob Nance, Consoc, to Ruth Pompa, Dir., Fort Worth Multifamily Property Disposition Ctr., HUD (Jan. 5, 2009)). There is no other indication in the record that such a call was made or that a meeting resulted. 16 . On November 4, 2009, Lilley informed NBC that the November 30, 2009 foreclosure saleâs location, but not the time or date, had changed. Defs.' Stmt. ¶ 102. 17 . The Court notes that NBCâs opposition contains a heading entitled "The Now Known Facts Establish the Existence of General Jurisdiction â and a recitation of the standard for exercising general personal jurisdiction under D.C.Code § 13-334(a). See PLâs Opp'n at 38 *294 (emphasis in the original). However, NBC conflates the distinct doctrines of specific personal jurisdiction under D.C.Code § 13-423(a)(1) and general personal jurisdiction under D.C.Code § 13-334(a). Furthermore, D.C.Code § 13-334(a) applies only to corporations, and Lilley is not a corporation. See Gorman v. Ameritrade Holding Corp., 293 F.3d 506, 509 (D.C.Cir.2002) (citing AMAF Intâl Coip. v. Ralston Purina Co., 428 A.2d 849, 850 (D.C.1981)). 18 . With the dismissal of Lilley, the Secretary is the only remaining defendant. 19 . NBC argues that discovery will enable it to obtain more information regarding possible examples of how HUD singled it out for foreclosure. See Pl.âs Opp'n at 9 n. 2, 19, 25 n. 5. However, having failed to state such a claim, NBC is not entitled to this discovery. See, e.g., Yuhasz v. Brush Wellman, Inc., 341 F.3d 559, 566 (6th Cir.2003) ("[T]here is no general right to discovery upon filing of the complaint. The very purpose of Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) is to enable defendants to challenge the legal sufficiency of complaints without subjecting themselves to discovery.â) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). 20 . NBCâs opposition is not organized based on either the individual counts asserted against the Secretary, or the Secretary's motion, but with respect to separate instances where NBC contends the Secretary acted arbitrarily and capriciously. See Pl.âs Oppân at 19-33. Although the Court has thoroughly reviewed NBCâs opposition in an attempt to locate those arguments that respond to the arguments raised in the Secretaryâs motion, the Court notes that NBCâs organizational scheme has unnecessarily complicated this task. 22 . NBC also claims that declaratory judgment in Count I is appropriate because the July 28, 2009 and November 30, 2009 foreclosure sales were ultimately unsuccessful. See Pl.âs Oppân 33-34. NBC provides no authority for this proposition, see id.., and the Court concludes that the fact that the foreclosure sales did not result in a successful purchaser is irrelevant as to whether HUD failed to comply with or interpret its regulations. 23 . The language employed in each notice is slightly different, however, the import of each is the same: NBC's failure to maintain Fort-ner Manor in good repair and condition violated the Regulatory Agreement. See AR at 51 (August 2007 Violation Notice) (noting that NBC failed to maintain Fortner Manor âin good repair and conditionâ); id. at 55 (November 2007 Violation Notice) ("FIUD has provided the Owner two years to return the property to good repair and condition. To date, the Project has not become inhabitable .... â); id. at 57 (March 2008 Default Notice) (indicating that despite the August 2007 and November 2007 Violation Notices, a recent inspection revealed "that the Project remains uninhabitable due to substandard conditions, and the Owners are in default of their contractual obligationsâ). 24 . The source of this argument appears to be the December 2008 Default Notice, which provides that NBC is in violation of the Mortgage Agreement because NBC "failed to make monthly mortgage payments and failed to maintain and operate the property in a decent, safe and sanitary manner.â AR at 61 (emphasis added). The Court notes that NBC does not claim that the noticeâs reference to a failure to pay monthly mortgage payments alone rendered HUDâs foreclosure decision arbitrary or capricious or otherwise prejudiced NBC in any manner. See PL's Oppân at 12, 30. 25 . Unlike the Secretary, see Defs.' Mot. at 40-42, the Court does not construe NBC's Complaint as asserting a claim that NBC was denied due process under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. NBC does not mention the Fifth Amendment in its Complaint or discuss cases involving the Fifth Amendment in its opposition. Accordingly, the Court construes NBC's due process claims as relating to the alleged denial of due process required under HUDâs governing statutes and regulations. 26 . The Regulatory Agreement is incorporated by reference in the Mortgage Agreement. See AR at 7 (Mortgage Agreement). 27 . The Court also rejects NBCâs argument that the November 2007 Violation Notice and March 2008 Default Notice were improper because NBC had submitted information to HUD concerning its remediation plan. The Court addresses this claim below. See infra § III.C.2.ĂĂ. 28 . NBC also claimed in Count III that HUD acted arbitrarily and capriciously by (1) discriminating against NBC at the request of non-minority profit or non-profit organizations; and (2) singling NBC out for foreclosure. See Compl. ¶¶ 77, 79. As the Court explained in § III.B above, the Court has already dismissed these claims for failure to state a claim, and therefore shall not address them here. 29 . Although NBC's Complaint requests relief in the form of a preliminary hearing, Compl. at 17, NBC has not applied for a preliminary injunction âin a document separate from the complaint,â LCVR 65.1(c), nor moved for a hearing on the preliminary injunction, LCVR 65.1(d). Case Information
- Court
- D.D.C.
- Decision Date
- March 31, 2011
- Status
- Precedential