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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EYE LASER CARE CENTER, LLC, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

CASE NO. 03cv371-BEN (AJB)

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

SUMMARY JUDGMENT 

[Doc. No. 253]

vs.

MDTV MEDICAL NEWS NOW INC., and

PAUL ARGEN

Defendants/Counterclaimants.

MDTV Medical News Now, Inc. (“MDTV”) has moved for summary judgment against

purported third-party defendant, Stephen Weinstock . The motion is Denied.

This is a four-year old case that began with seven plaintiffs and two defendants. The seven

plaintiffs launched 29 state law claims and one federal R.I.C.O. claim against the two defendants. 

The two defendants then responded with six state law counterclaims of their own against the seven

plaintiffs. Following that, one of the two defendants, MDTV, then fired off seven additional thirdparty state law claims against six new third-party defendants. Since that time motions to dismiss

have been granted, stipulated dismissal have been entered, and summary judgments have been

entered, leaving the state of the case somewhat confusing. 

Now, MDTV has moved “...for partial summary judgment as to Third Party Defendant

Stephen Weinstock.” See, MDTV Medical News Now Inc.’s Motion and Notice of Motion for

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Partial Summary Judgment as to Stephen Weinstock, at 2 (filed Feb.14, 2007). In opposition,

Weinstock correctly points out that he is not named as a defendant in MDTV’s First Amended

Third-Party Complaint. Therefore, the motion is Denied as without merit.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: August 6, 2007

Hon. Roger T. Benitez

United States District Judge

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