Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Platinum Realty and Holdings, LLC, et al.

Filing 38

ORDER Granting 34 Motion for Service by Publication. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 9/15/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)

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HOWARD C. KIM, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 10386
E-mail: [e-mail]
DIANA S. CLINE, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 10580
E-mail: [e-mail]
KATHERINE C.S. CARSTENSEN, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 10656
HOWARD KIM & ASSOCIATES
1055 Whitney Ranch Drive, Suite 110
Henderson, Nevada 89014
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., a national
banking association;

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[phone] FAX [phone]

1055 Whitney Ranch Drive, Suite 110
HENDERSON, NEVADA 89014

HOWARD KIM & ASSOCIATES

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
SERVE BARBARA J. FORFA BY
PUBLICATION

Plaintiff,
vs.
PLATINUM REALTY AND HOLDINGS
LLC, a Nevada limited-liability company; SFR
INVESTMENTS POOL1, LLC, a Nevada
limited-liability company, SPRING
MOUNTAIN RANCH MASTER
ASSOCIATION, a Nevada non-profit
corporation; NEVADA ASSOCIATION
SERVICES, INC., a Nevada corporation
company;
Defendants.
SFR INVESTMENTS POOL 1, LLC, a
Nevada limited liability company,

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Case No. 2:15-cv-00802-LDG-CWH

Counter-Claimant,
vs.
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., a national
banking association; BARBARA J. FORFA, an
individual,
Counter-Defendant/Cross-Defendant.
SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC (“SFR”) filed its Motion to Serve Barbara J. Forfa (“Forfa”)
by Publication (“Motion”) on September 3, 2015 [Dkt. No. 34].

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Upon review of the Motion and Affidavit of Due Diligence detailing SFR’s unsuccessful

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attempts to locate and serve Forfa, the Court finds that: (1) a Complaint has been filed; (2) a
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Summons directed to Forfa has been issued; (3) that Forfa is a necessary party that cannot be found

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so as to effectuate personal service; and (4) good cause exists for SFR to serve Forfa by publication

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under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(e)(1) and Nevada Rule of Civil Procedure 4(e)(1).

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that SFR’s Motion to Serve Barbara J. Forfa by Publication is
GRANTED.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that since Forfa cannot now be found so as to be personally

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served, Forfa may be served by publication of the Summons at least once a week for four (4) weeks

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in the Nevada Legal News, a newspaper of general circulation.

California, is also necessary to give Forfa notice of these proceedings as it appears Forfa may

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[phone] FAX [phone]

four (4) weeks in The Daily Transcript, a newspaper of general circulation in San Diego,

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1055 Whitney Ranch Drive, Suite 110
HENDERSON, NEVADA 89014

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that publication of the Summons at least once a week for

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currently reside there.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of the Summons and Complaint shall be mailed
forthwith to Forfa, first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Forfa’s last known address.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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September 15, ________________, 2015.
DATED this _____ day of2015.

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DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Respectfully Submitted By:
HOWARD KIM & ASSOCIATES

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/s/Diana S. Cline
Howard C. Kim, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 10386
Diana S. Cline, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 10580
Katherine C.S. Carstensen, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 10656
1055 Whitney Ranch Drive, Suite 110
Henderson, Nevada 89014
Attorneys for SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC

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