Sonnik v. Allstate Insurance Company et al

Filing 17

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 4/29/2019 ORDERING that plaintiff Sonnik and counsel for defendant Allstate Insurance Company shall appear for a Status Conference on 5/22/2019 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 24 (CKD) before Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney. Though he is not a named party, the court requests Mr. Chepel's attendance at the status conference to ascertain what role, if any, he has played in this litigation. (Huang, H)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RUVIM SONNIK,

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No. 2:18-cv-00366 TLN CKD (PS)

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO., et al.,
Defendants.

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On April 15, 2019, pro se plaintiff Sonnik filed a request to dismiss this action, claiming

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that another individual, Igor Chepel, filed and litigated this action in his name and without his

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permission. (ECF No. 16.) In light of this development, the court will set a status conference to

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ascertain whether this action should be dismissed and/or whether any individual has pursued this

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action under a false identity, which would be a serious abuse of judicial resources and constitute

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fraud on the court. See In re Levander, 180 F.3d 1114, 1119 (9th Cir. 1999) (holding that “a

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federal court may amend a judgment or order under its inherent power when the original

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judgment or order was obtained through fraud on the court.”), citing Rule 60(b) of the Federal

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Rules of Civil Procedure.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

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1. Pro se plaintiff Sonnik and counsel for defendant Allstate Insurance Company shall

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appear for a status conference on May 22, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom No. 24
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before the Honorable Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney;

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2. Though he is not a named party, the court requests Mr. Chepel’s attendance at the

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status conference to ascertain what role, if any, he has played in this litigation;

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3. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve this order on plaintiff Ruvim Sonnik at 4432
Kingscote Way, Mather, California, 95655; and
4. The Clerk of Court is also directed to serve this order on Igor Chepel at 3320 Hunter
Lane, Carmichael, California, 95608.
Dated: April 29, 2019

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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