United States of America v. Gould et al

Filing 113

MINUTE ORDER granting Government's 109 Motion for Entry of Default, entering default against defendants Brookline Properties, Financial Concepts, Ltd., and Goldstar Enterprises, Inc. ; granting Government's 111 Unopposed Motion for Ex tension of Time: deadline for filing of dispositive motions is extended to 6/17/2019, deadline for filing all motions related to expert witnesses is extended to 6/24/2019; RENOTING Government's 101 Second MOTION for Sanctions against Defendant David Gould : Noting Date 6/14/2019; directing defendant David Gould to provide a valid residential address in Taiwan. Authorized by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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Plaintiff,
v.
DAVID A. GOULD; JANE C. POLINDER;
BROOKLINE PROPERTIES; WHATCOM
COUNTY TREASURER; WASHINGTON
STATE DEPARTEMENT OF SOCIAL
AND HEALTH SERVICES; FINANCIAL
CONCEPTS, LTD.; and GOLDSTAR
ENTERPRISES, INC.,

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C16-1041 TSZ
MINUTE ORDER

Defendants.

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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable
Thomas S. Zilly, United States District Judge:
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(1)
The Government’s motion for entry of default, docket no. 109, is
GRANTED, and default is hereby ENTERED against defendants Brookline Properties,
Financial Concepts, Ltd., and Goldstar Enterprises, Inc. See Order (docket no. 85)
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(setting a deadline of January 31, 2019, for such defendants to file a responsive pleading
or motion or otherwise appear in this action).
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The Government’s unopposed motion for extension, docket no. 111, is
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May 23, 2019, to June 17, 2019. The deadline for filing all motions related to expert
21 witnesses is EXTENDED from May 30, 2019, to June 24, 2019. Dispositive motions
shall be noted for the fourth Friday after filing, and motions related to expert witnesses
22 shall be noted for the third Friday after filing.
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(3)
The Government’s motion for sanctions, docket no. 101, is RENOTED to
June 14, 2019. On or before the new noting date, the Government shall file a reply to
defendant David A. Gould’s declaration, docket no. 112, indicating whether the
certificates of diagnosis attached thereto are authentic or fraudulent. 1 In support of its
position, the Government shall set forth an evidentiary basis that would be admissible at
trial, and if the certificates of diagnosis are authentic, the Government shall provide the
opinion of a qualified medical expert concerning whether the health issues identified in
the certificates would preclude Mr. Gould from traveling to the United States. No
response to the Government’s reply shall be filed by Mr. Gould unless requested by the
Court.

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The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Minute Order to all counsel of
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a valid residential address in Taiwan, where he has declared under penalty of perjury he
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Dated this 17th day of May, 2019.

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William M. McCool
Clerk

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s/Karen Dews
Deputy Clerk

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The certificate of diagnosis from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou is signed by a
20 doctor who does not appear on the hospital’s website, http://www.chang-gung.com, and the
address at the bottom of the certificate (No. 5, Fu-hsing St., Kuei-shan Dist., Taoyuan, Taiwan)
21 is different from the Romanized version of the hospital’s address on the website (No. 5, Fuxing
St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, Taiwan), which undermines the credibility of the certificate.
The certificate of diagnosis from Min-Sheng General Hospital has not been fully translated into
22 English and the attending physician’s signature is indecipherable.

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