Viola Coppola, et al v. Gregory Smith, et al

Filing 268

ORDER CLARIFYING the Pleadings and DIRECTING the Clerk to Update the Docket to List "Martin and Martin Properties, LLC" as the Properly Named Defendant, signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 3/4/15. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VIOLA COPPOLA, GARY COPPOLA, and THE
TRUST OF ANTHONY M. COPPOLA,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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GREGORY SMITH, an individual; RICHARD
LASTER, an individual; and THE JANE
HIGGINS NASH TRUST; JANE NASH AS
EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF DECATUR
HIGGINS, HARLEY MILLER, an individual;
CHERYL MILLER, an individual; MARTIN
AND MARTIN PROPERTIES, BENART MAIN
STREET PROPERTIES, CAL WATER
SERVICE COMPANY, the CITY OF VISALIA
and DOES 1-20, inclusive,

Case No.: 1:11-cv-1257-AWI-BAM
ORDER
CLARIFYING
THE
PLEADINGS AND DIRECTING THE
CLERK TO UPDATE THE DOCKET
TO LIST “MARTIN AND MARTIN
PROPERTIES,
LLC”
AS
THE
PROPERLY NAMED DEFENDANT

Defendants.

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RELATED CROSS AND COUNTER-CLAIMS
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The Court is in receipt of Plaintiffs’ letter briefing requesting an Order clarifying that

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Defendant Martin and Martin Properties, LLC (listed in the caption as Martin and Martin

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Properties) is the properly named entity in this litigation. In the interest of ensuring the accuracy

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of these proceedings and based on the relevant procedural history, the Court issues this order

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clarifying the docket for the purposes of these proceedings.

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Defendant in this suit is “Martin and Martin Properties, LLC.” All further pleadings should refer

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to Defendant Martin and Martin Properties as Martin and Martin Properties, LLC.

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Pursuant to this order, the proper

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Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is directed to update the docket to reflect the proper
corporate designation of Martin and Martin Properties as Martin and Martin Properties, LLC.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

March 4, 2015

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A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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