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

Filing 116

ORDER to U.S. Marshal to Release Funds 111 , 114 , signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 3/14/14. (Hellings, J)

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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 TO U.S. MARSHAL TO RELEASE
FUNDS
(Docs. 111, 114.)

vs.

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GAS AND OIL TECHONOLOGIES,
INC., et al.,
Defendants.
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Claimants Tearlach Resources, Inc., Tearlach Resources (California), Ltd., Charles
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.
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This Court's February 14, 2014 order required any response to claimants' application to

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be filed and served no later than March 13, 2014. No response to the application was filed. As

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such and on the basis of good cause, this Court:

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DIRECTS the U.S. Marshal to release to claimants in care of their attorney Law

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Offices of Richard D. Farkas, Client Trust Account, 15300 Ventura Bld., Suite 504, Sherman

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Oaks, CA 91403 all funds held by the U.S. Marshal pursuant to seizures in actions against

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judgment debtors United Pacific Energy Corporation, Western States International, Inc. and

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Ingrid Aleit-Gass; and

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ORDERS claimants, no later than March 20, 2014, to make arrangements with

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the U.S. Marshal register their interests in the leases and to submit to this Court the appropriate

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proposed order to register their interests in the leases based on information provided and

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required by the U.S. Marshal.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill

March 14, 2014

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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