United Pacific Energy Operations And Consulting, Inc. et al v. Gas And Oil Technologies, Inc. et al

Filing 114

ORDER on Application for US Marshal to Release Funds and Interests in Leases signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 02/13/2014. Responses due by 3/13/2014.(Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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UNITED PACIFIC ENERGY
OPERATIONS AND
CONSULTING, INC.,

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Plaintiff,

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CASE NO. CV F 11-0756 LJO SMS

ORDER ON APPLICATION FOR U.S.
MARSHAL TO RELEASE FUNDS AND
INTERESTS IN LEASES
(Doc. 111.)

vs.

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GAS AND OIL TECHONOLOGIES,
INC., et al.,

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Defendants.
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Claimants Tearlach Resources, Inc., Tearlach Resources (California), Ltd., Charles

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Ross and Malcolm Fraser (collectively "claimants") have secured a Kern County Superior

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Court judgment against United Pacific Energy Corporation, Western States International, Inc.

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and Ingrid Aleit-Gass (collectively "judgment debtors"), who are defendants in this action.

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Claimants have also secured a writ of execution for the judgment, which was issued by the

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Kern County Superior Court. In this action, claimants filed their February 6, 2014 application

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("application") to seek this Court's order to require the U.S. Marshal to release to claimants

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more than $34,000 ("funds") and interests in Kern County oil and gas leases ("leases"),

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pursuant to the writ of execution. The release of the funds apparently was not addressed by the
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prior district judge assigned to this case before his retirement.
This Court will not rule on the application without providing an opportunity to others
claiming an interest in the funds and leases to respond to the application. As such this Court:
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ORDERS any response to claimant's application to be filed and served no later

than March 13, 2014;

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ORDERS claimants to serve a copy of this order on the judgment debtors; and

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DIRECTS the clerk to serve this order on all parties to this action.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill

February 13, 2014

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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