Mingan Chen et al v. California Investment Immigration Fund, LLC et al

Filing 34

DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND INJUNCTION AGAINST ALL DEFENDANTS by Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that judgment be entered as follows: Defendants shall be jointly and severally liable to Plaintiffs for a total of &# 036;26,730,400, which is inclusive of special damages in the amount of $6,730,400 and punitive damages in the amount of $20,000,000, distributed among the 15 Plaintiffs as follows. SEE JUDGMENT FOR DETAILS. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (iv)

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FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Case No. CV 17-7149-MWF(RAOx)

MINGAN CHEN, an individual,
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YANMEI DAI, an individual, LI GE, )
an individual, PENGMING GUAN, an)
individual, HONG JIA, an individual )
HUI JIANG, an Individual, YINSHAN )
LAN, an individual, ZHIQUAN PU, an)
individual, JUE WANG, an individual, )
ZI WANG, an individual, YI ZHANG, )
an individual, CHANGDING ZHAO, )
an individual, JUN HUANG, an
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individual, YANHONG CHEN, an )
individual, and WEI YANG, an
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individual,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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CALIFORNIA INVESTMENT
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IMMIGRATION FUND, LLC, a
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California limited liability company, )
VICTORIA CHAN, an individual,
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HARRIS LAW GROUP, USA LLC, )
a California limited liability company, )
TAT CHAN, an individual, ZHENG )
CHANG, an individual, FANG ZENG,)
an individual, The Harris Group III, )
LP, inclusive,
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Defendants.
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DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND
INJUNCTION AGAINST ALL
DEFENDANTS

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The above-entitled matter came before the Honorable Michael W.

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Fitzgerald, United States District Judge, presiding in Courtroom 5A of the above-

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entitled Court, pursuant to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Default Judgment. (Docket No.

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31).

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Defendants California Investment Immigration Fund, LLC (“CIIF”);

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Victoria Chan; Harris Law Group USA, LLC; Tat Chan; Zheng Chang; Fang Zeng;

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and Harris Group III, LP, having been regularly served with process, having failed

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to retain counsel and defend this action and its default against all Defendants

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having been entered on December 12, 2017, and upon Plaintiffs having requested

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judgment against the defaulted Defendants; and having considered Plaintiffs’

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Motion and supporting papers, and good cause being shown, and pursuant to Rules

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54(a), 55(b)(2), 58(a), and 65(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that judgment
be entered as follows:
1. Defendants shall be jointly and severally liable to Plaintiffs for a total of

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$26,730,400, which is inclusive of special damages in the amount of $6,730,400

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and punitive damages in the amount of $20,000,000, distributed among the 15

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Plaintiffs as follows:

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a) To Plaintiff Mingan Chen, $2,140,000, consisting of the sum of $540,000
in special damages, and $1,600,000 in general and punitive damages;
b) To Plaintiff Yanmei Dai, $2,140,000, consisting of the sum of $540,000
in special damages, and $1,600,000 in general and punitive damages;
c) To Plaintiff Pengming Guan, $2,140,000, consisting of the sum of
$540,000 in special damages, and $1,600,000 in general and punitive
damages;
d) To Plaintiff Hong Jia, $2,140,000, consisting of the sum of $540,000 in
special damages, and $1,600,000 in general and punitive damages;
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e) To Plaintiff Hui Jiang, $2,140,000, consisting of the sum of $540,000 in
special damages, and $1,600,000 in general and punitive damages;

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f) To Plaintiff Yinshan Lan, $2,140,000, consisting of the sum of $540,000
in special damages, and $1,600,000 in general and punitive damages;

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g) To Plaintiff Zhiquan Pu, $2,140,000, consisting of the sum of $540,000
in special damages, and $1,600,000 in general and punitive damages;

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h) To Plaintiff Jue Wang$2,140,000, consisting of the sum of $540,000 in
special damages, and $1,600,000 in general and punitive damages;
i) To Plaintiff Zi Wang, $2,140,000, consisting of the sum of $540,000 in
special damages, and $1,600,000 in general and punitive damages;
j) To Plaintiff Jun Huang, $2,140,000, consisting of the sum of $540,000 in
special damages, and $1,600,000 in general and punitive damages;
k) To Plaintiff Yanhong Chen, $2,140,000, consisting of the sum of
$540,000 in special damages, and $1,600,000 in general and punitive
damages;
l) To Plaintiff Wei Yang, the sum of $246,800 and $700,000 in general and
punitive damages;
m) To Plaintiff Yi Zhang, the sum of $246,800 and $700,000 in general and
punitive damages;

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n) To Plaintiff Changding Zhao, the sum of $246,800 and $700,000 in
general and punitive damages; and

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o) To Plaintiff Li Ge, the sum of $50,000 and $300,000 in general and
punitive damages.

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2. Defendants and their agents who receive actual notice of this Judgment

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and Injunction by personal service or otherwise are ENJOINED from (a)

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disposing any proceeds, assets, real property; (b) stripping equity in real property;
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(c) transferring any money out of any bank account over which they exercise

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control; unless the Defendant(s) or their agent(s) have obtained a Court order

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authorizing such transaction or disposition.

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Dated: February 27, 2018

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MICHAEL W. FITZGERALD
United States District Judge

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