United States of America v. Lawrence et al

Filing 37

ORDER: Within 14 days Plaintiff shall either file the Rule 54(b) motion discussed above, or otherwise resolve the claims against the Defendants who would not be part of the judgment sought at Doc. 36 . Signed by Senior Judge James A Teilborg on 6/6/2024. (KJ)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

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United States of America,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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Dennis Lawrence, Bull Holdings Trust,
Melissa Lawrence, PennyMac Loan
Services LLC, and Legal-Ease LLC,

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No. CV-23-01091-PHX-JAT
ORDER

Defendants.

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Currently pending before the Court is a motion by Plaintiff for judgment against

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Dennis and Melissa Lawerence (these Defendants join the motion). (Doc. 36). Eight

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Defendants remain in this case: Dennis Lawrence, Melissa Lawrence, PennyMac Loan

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Services LLC, Legal-Ease LLC, and the four Trustees of the Bull Holdings Trust. The

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currently pending motion only seeks judgment against four of these eight Defendants as

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follows: “Judgment shall be entered for the United States on its Complaint against Dennis

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Lawrence, individually and as Trustee of Bull Holdings Trust, and Melissa Lawrence,

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individually and as Trustee of Bull Holdings Trust.” (Doc. 36 at 5, ¶17). The motion does

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seek a partial judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) (“Rule 54(b)”).

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As a result, Plaintiff must either file a motion for partial judgment pursuant to Rule

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54(b) or otherwise resolve the claims against the other four Defendants. See Gomez v. EOS

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CCA, No. CV-18-2740-PHX-JAT (DMF), 2020 WL 4673167 (D. Ariz. Aug. 12, 2020)

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(discussing the law governing when a partial judgment is warranted). Accordingly,

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IT IS ORDERED that within 14 days of this Order, Plaintiff shall either file the

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Rule 54(b) motion discussed above, or otherwise resolve the claims against the Defendants

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who would not be part of the judgment sought at Doc. 36.

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Dated this 6th day of June, 2024.

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