Yates v. Yee Mei Cheung & Family et al

Filing 16

ORDER Granting Stipulated Request to Partially Lift Stay on Discovery to Permit Deposition of Landlord's Agent re 15 Proposed Order filed by Craig Yates. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 5/19/2011. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/19/2011)

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TIMOTHY S. THIMESCH, Esq. (No. 148213)
[e-mail]
158 Hilltop Crescent
Walnut Creek, CA 94597-3457
Telephone: [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff CRAIG YATES
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CATHERINE M. CORFEE, ESQ.
SBN 155064
CORFEE STONE & ASSOCIATES
[e-mail]
6503 Grant Avenue
Carmichael, CA 95608
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendants PERIOD
GEORGE; GIBSON LINES, LLC; and
DONALD GIBSON

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RICHARD L. BECKMAN, ESQ.
SBN 148375
BECKMAN MARQUEZ & DOWLING LLP
[e-mail]
Central Tower Building
703 Market Street, Suite 1610
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants
VILLAGE PIZZERIA and CICERO
MACIEL

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CRAIG YATES,

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CASE NO. CV-10-05404 MEJ
Civil Rights

PLAINTIFF,

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V.

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YEE MEI CHEUNG & FAMILY; YEE
MEI CHEUNG; TAT CHEUNG;
MACIEL CICERO; LAGHAEI FARID;
WAI BING CHEUNG; YOUNG NG
YING; VILLAGE PIZZERIA;
VILLAGE PIZZERIA, INC.;
THIDWICK BOOKS; LEA GREY;
PERIOD GEORGE; GIBSON LINES,
LLC; DONALD GIBSON; AND DOES
1 THROUGH 50, INCLUSIVE,

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STIPULATED REQUEST TO LIFT STAY
ON DISCOVERY TO PERMIT
DEPOSITION OF LANDLORD'S AGENT;
[Proposed] ORDER

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Defendants.
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Plaintiff and the undersigned Defendants (who, thus far,

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are the only Defendants who have appeared in this case) request

158 HILLTOP CRESCENT
WALNUT CREEK, CA
94597-3452
[phone]

Stipulation of Good Cause to Limited Lift of Stay to Depose Landlord's Agent:
Case No. CV-10-05404 MEJ

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that the Court partially lift the stay imposed by General Order

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56 and the Scheduling Order of November 29, 2010 (at CD 6) to

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permit

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Millbrae.

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maintains the premises.

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identify the whereabouts of the various landlord Defendants for

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purposes

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Defendants are YEE MEI CHEUNG & FAMILY; YEE MEI CHEUNG; TAT

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CHEUNG; LAGHAEI FARID; and WAI BING CHEUNG. Plaintiff’s counsel

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represents that the only known address for all the Landlord-

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Defendants

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Assessor, and that service attempts at all known and suspected

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addresses have failed.

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have a physical address for the landlord, but can only identify

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the foregoing agent.

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Plaintiff

to

Notice

the

Deposition

of

Vincent

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Ng is the landlords’ agent who collects the rent and

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is

It is believed that he will be able to

affecting

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formal

post

office

service

box

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listed

process.

with

the

Such

County

Defendants further represent they do not

Plaintiff represents that Mr. Ng is not

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158 HILLTOP CRESCENT
WALNUT CREEK, CA
94597-3452
[phone]

Ng

Stipulation of Good Cause to Limited Lift of Stay to Depose Landlord's Agent:
Case No. CV-10-05404 MEJ

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cooperating with informal attempts to obtain this information.
SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: May 18, 2011

THIMESCH LAW OFFICES
TIMOTHY S. THIMESCH

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/s/ Authorized Signed
Attorneys for Plaintiff
CRAIG YATES

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Dated: May 18, 2011

CATHERINE M. CORFEE, ESQ.
CORFEE STONE & ASSOCIATES

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/s/ Authorized Signed
Attorneys for Defendants
PERIOD GEORGE; GIBSON LINES, LLC;
and DONALD GIBSON

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Dated: May 18, 2011

RICHARD L. BECKMAN, ESQ.
BECKMAN MARQUEZ & DOWLING LLP

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/s/ Authorized Signed
Attorneys for Defendants
VILLAGE PIZZERIA and CICERO MACIEL

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ORDER
SO ORDERED.

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DATED:

May 19, 2011
HON. MARIA-ELENA JAMES
MAGISTRATE JUDGE
U.S. DISTRICT COURT

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158 HILLTOP CRESCENT
WALNUT CREEK, CA
94597-3452
[phone]

Stipulation of Good Cause to Limited Lift of Stay to Depose Landlord's Agent:
Case No. CV-10-05404 MEJ

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