Aoki et al v. Gilbert et al

Filing 62

ORDER signed by Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 3/13/2012 GRANTING 60 Plaintffs' Ex Parte application to amend complaint; defendant Timothy Tight shall be SUBSTITUTED for Doe 1 and defendant Cheng Shao shall be SUBSTITUTED for Doe 2; this amendment and substitution shall apply with respect to all claims asserted in the plaintiffs' complaint with the exception of the Sixth and Seventh Claim for Relief. (Reader, L)

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JOANNA R. MENDOZA, (Cal. State Bar No. 148320)
LAW OFFICES OF JOANNA R. MENDOZA, P.C.
P.O. Box 2593
Granite Bay, CA 95746
[phone]
[phone] FAX
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
THOMAS T. AOKI, M.D., and
AOKI DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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THOMAS T. AOKI, M.D., an individual, and )
AOKI DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, )
a California Non-Profit Corporation,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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GREGORY FORD GILBERT, an individual; )
BIONICA, INC., a Nevada corporation;
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BIONICA INT’L, LLC, a California limited
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liability company; TRINA HEALTH, LLC, a )
California limited liability company; TRINA )
HEALTH OF NEWPORT BEACH, LLC, a
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California limited liability company; DEEPAL )
CEMO MEDICAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, a
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California limited liability company also doing )
business as AMERICAN DIABETES
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THERAPY CENTERS; SAMMY F. CEMO, an )
individual; DEEPAL WANNAKUWATTE, an )
individual; HEALTH INNOVATIONS, LP, a )
California limited partnership; ACSRC, LLC, a )
Delaware limited liability company; GARY J. )
MUGG, an individual; SHUYUAN “SHERRY” )
TANG, an individual; MEDEDCO, LLC, an
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Arizona limited liability company; DIABETIC )
INNOVATIONS, LLC, a Texas limited liability )
company; MELANIE J. KUNZ, an individual; )
MICHAEL R. McCARTHY, an individual;
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MARC R. ROSE, M.D., an individual; KEVIN )
J. BUCKMAN, M.D., an individual; and DOES )
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Defendants.
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CASE NO. 2:11-CV-02797-MCE-CKD
ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE
APPLICATION BY PLAINTIFFS
TO AMEND COMPLAINT BY
SUBSTITUTING DOE
DEFENDANTS FOR NAMES OF
REAL DEFENDANTS

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING EX PARTE APPLICATION SUBSTITUTING DOE DEFENDANTS

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ORDER

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The ex parte application to amend the complaint by substituting out fictitiously named

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defendants, Doe 1 and Doe 2, for the names of real defendants, made by plaintiffs THOMAS T.

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AOKI, M.D. and AOKI DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE in the above-captioned matter, is

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hereby GRANTED. As requested, defendant TIMOTHY TIGHT shall be substituted for Doe 1

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and defendant CHENG SHAO shall be substituted for Doe 2. This amendment and substitution

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shall apply with respect to all claims asserted in the plaintiffs’ complaint with the exception of

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the Sixth and Seventh Claim for Relief.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 13, 2012

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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